U.S. Religious Freedom Under Fire

27 July 2018 (Wall Street International)* — Many of the first settlers came to America to find religious freedom; how ironic that this founding principle of the United States is now being threatened by its own people.

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The American people are extremely fortunate to have religious freedom without restrictions, considering that the majority of the world does not have this privilege.

The First Amendment to the United States Bill of Rights states the following: “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 assemble, and to petition the government for a dress of grievances.”

This statement promises that citizens are free to believe what they choose to believe, as well as to speak about and act upon these beliefs; however, as society becomes more secular, religious freedoms are not held to the same level of importance and are being threatened across the country.

Unfortunately, this lack of respect for religious freedom is a frightening indication for the potential future of U.S. freedom as a whole because when religious freedom is threatened, freedom of speech and freedom of assembly are also threatened.

In order to protect these priceless freedoms, it is vital that society recognizes the problem and works towards potential solutions.

Hayley Lamb‘s article was published in Wall Street International. Go to ORIGINAL. 

2018 Human Wrongs Watch