nifty@lemmy.world to Atheist Memes@lemmy.world · 10 months agoRights for me, not for theelemmy.worldimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageRights for me, not for theelemmy.worldnifty@lemmy.world to Atheist Memes@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoIt does, though. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prevents the government from making laws respecting an establishment of religion…
minus-squareFlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoThat’s not freedom from religion. That’s freedom from a religious state.
minus-squarexenoclast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoLiterally written to protect people from religious persecution in ANY way
minus-squareFreakinSteve@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoIt only says that CONGRESS shall make no law. The states think they have that power to enforce a religion but the national government does not.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoThey might think that, but they don’t.
It does, though.
That’s not freedom from religion. That’s freedom from a religious state.
Literally written to protect people from religious persecution in ANY way
It only says that CONGRESS shall make no law. The states think they have that power to enforce a religion but the national government does not.
They might think that, but they don’t.