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In rick's thinking...There is a difference between "Freedom of Religion" and "Freedom from Religion".
Thats fine, thats rick's opinion. Freedom From Religion appears no where in the US Constitution.
Correct, that was his point. It is "Freedom of Religion" in the constitution which implies that people are free to worship as they choose, what they choose, when they choose, where they choose. That means that you don't have a right to demand someone stop practicing because you encountered it. You have no "freedom FROM religion" as you correctly pointed out.
It certainly does for me. I will not tolerate anyone forcing me to believe anything that I find absurd cultural propoganda. Perry and the rest of his True Believers can take their "beliefs" and shove them where the sun don't shine.
My religion, if any, is my concern and no one elses.
Forcing and encountering are two different things. You running into someone in the park talking about their religion is an "encounter" and you are free to listen, ignore, move along, etc... Forcing is against your will, as in you have no choice.
The problem too often is that people will purposely confuse "force" with "encounter" to "force" another to their belief (ie demanding the encounter not be legal so that one can never "encounter") it.
I am very proud of my governor. Some years ago I didn’t like the guy. In fact when he first ran for re-election I voted for the independent. But he has really grown into the job.
And on this issue Rick Perry is not only right, he is constitutionally exactly correct.
It never was the intent of the founders to hide faith or to force people of faith to skulk in the dark.
In fact the constitution PROTECTS a person’s ability to choose and to express their faith without fear. This modern notion that Americans need protection FROM faith is stupid and unconstitutional.
IF he was a freedom guy he'd understand that freedom of religion includes freedom from religion.
No. No it does not. Not even a teeny tiny little bit.
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Rick Perry Says Americans Have No Right To Freedom From Religion
