Amendment I:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
There are five clauses in the First Amendment;
- The right to practice religion without Congress' interference,
- The right to Free speech,
- The right to a Free press,
- The right to assemble peaceably and
- The right of petition for redress of grievances to the government.
The Freedom of religious beliefs and activities has been skewed; Free speech is very well known and misapplied to protect wickedness. The free press has been suppressed it has become a propaganda machine; the right to assemble peaceably requires a government permit which requires a tax; And The right to petition the government for redress of grievances is misused by ne'er-do-wells, and not understood at all.
You have a right to practice your religion, or the lack thereof, without fear of government intervention. Prior to the American Revolution, the State Religion was the Church of England. When the colonies formed, they each had their own brand of a State sponsored religion. Once The Constitution and The Bill of Rights was ratified, that was all done away with. No legislative body could establish a religion over any other as the approved faith.
This rule applies to people of faith, agnostics and even atheists. Contrary to the ACLU, et al, and their stance on separation of church and state, you have the right to practice your faith without interference from anyone. The anti-religionists are misusing their First Amendment right to petition to force governments into establishing their particular religion.
Look up the definition of religion. According to any dictionary, the object of faith doesn't necessarily have to be, for instance, Christianity, Judaism, Islam or paganism. Work, politics, music or art can be your religion. Logic follows then, that atheism is a religion. It is the belief that there is no supreme being. They believe in philosophies such as Hegelianism and Darwinism and Humanism.
The next clause concerns the Right to Free Speech.
To my best recollection, I have never seen a suit filed to protect the free speech of religious people, publicized in the national media. What I have seen is all manner of desecration, anti-religious prattle, atheist rhetoric, etc., represented in the courts as being under attack.
Personally I think that somewhere, some one or some thing has worked to skew things around. What things have come to is this. I don't have a right to speak my mind since it goes against the proper sentiments espoused by the enemies of our Republic. On the other hand, any politically correct, anti-religious, pro-collectivist idea needs to be protected. You figure it out.
This brings us to the free press. I'd like you to consider the following quote:
"There is no such thing, at this date of the world's history, in America as an independent press. You know it and I know it. There is not one of you who dares to write your honest opinions, and if you did you know beforehand that it would never appear in print.
I am paid $150 a week for keeping my honest opinion out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for things, and if any of you would be so foolish as to write honest opinions would be out on the streets looking for another job. If I allowed my honest opinions to appear in one issue of my paper, before 24 hours, my occupation would be gone.
The business of the journalists is to destroy the truth; to lie outright; to pervert; to vilify; to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and to sell his country and his race for his daily bread. You know it and I know it and what folly is this toasting an independent press. We are the tools and vassals of rich men behind the scenes.
We are Jumping-Jacks -- they pull the strings and we dance. Our talents, our possibilities and our lives are all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes!" -- John Swinton, former Editor of The New York Times, 1914
Do I need to elaborate? Don't let this little fact stop you from watching the nightly news or from reading your daily newspaper.
When was the last time anyone, anywhere in the country was allowed to assemble peaceably without paying a tax and obtaining a permit? Maybe prior to 1933 when the Republic was set aside for socialism. That excludes churches, shopping malls, theaters and other public venues.
The right to petition the government for a redress of grievances is only honored now when the agenda suits the State. I know of four petitions before the courts right now that are meeting great resistance at the hands of the State.
Read about them here: http://givemeliberty.org/
As usual, I won't be doing a great amount of elaborating on topics. I'll try my best to give you pertinent facts and hope that you'll take the time to verify them and make them your beliefs.
Think about it...
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