Assignment is to reply to (2) peers individually with their own references. Main topic will be provided to help better respond to peers. Use follow up questions and comments.
Topic: Religious Freedom is part of the US Constitution, as such it requires much thought as well. Atheists seem to be the most persecuted group in the US – here are some questions to ponder. Choose 2 to answer:
The freedom of religion is a right included in the U.S. Constitution. It allows people to practice any religion in public or private without being persecuted. How does this policy of religious freedom compare with how people are allowed to practice (or not practice) religion in your country of origin?
Should everyone in a country have the right to practice any religion they wish? Why or why not?
Do you think the government should have the ability to “manage” religious expression? Should the government should be guided by religious principles? Why or why not?
Do atheists have any special problems in your country (if your origin country is not the US)?
In 2009 a campaign started which promoted the slogan: “God probably doesn’t exist, now stop worrying and get on with your life.” What is your opinion of this?
The well-known atheist Richard Dawkins once said: “We are all atheists about 99% of the gods which have ever existed – some of us just go one god further.” What is your opinion of this statement?
Many atheists maintain they do not believe in God because there is no evidence God exists. What is your opinion?
Do you think people who don’t believe in God or gods can live good lives? Where do you think people who don’t believe in God or gods get their moral compass?
Peer 1 yoenis
The first amendment of the US constitution says “Congress shall not make any law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there of.” The right to practice religion in this country should be granted to all citizens, as religion is an expression of belief in a specific being. Therefore, it would be nice if everyone had the freedom to practice their religion. If the right to practice religion is not applied it can practiced only with force where they don’t have interest towards the belief what they practice. In general, atheists shouldn’t have any problems till their country is secular and democratic, since everyone in the country is allowed to choose what religion they want to follow or what religion they want to believe. “God probably doesn’t exist, now stop worrying and get on with your life”, it means People who do not believe in gods or other supernatural things, do not usually believe in life after death. Robert Ingersoll, an American humanist from the nineteenth century, once stated, “The time to be happy is now!” Humanists believe that death is the end of our life and we should make the most of it. “We are all atheists about 99% of the Gods which have ever existed – some of us just go one God further.” In other words, an atheist is someone who does not believe in a higher power, whatever that power is. He simply states that even if you believe in a God/higher power of your personal choosing, by not believing in all that exist or ever existed you are considered an atheist. Therefore, in order to be a true believer, one would need to believe in all, It’s either that or nothing at all. Because of this, he starts with “We are all atheists”. This is what I understand his statement to mean.
Peer 2 Luca
Hello, everyone,
People are allowed to practice religion in their own country by using The First Amendment secures Americans privileges to strict chance. However, in the United States, it cannot build up a faith nor forestall free exercise of religion.
The First Amendment ensures Americans privileges to the correct to talk freely, press, get along, and appeal.
Initially, the primary modification applied unambiguously to the central government, in any case, utilized arrangements found within the Fourteenth | Amendment to use the last Amendment to the states. A portion of the rights secured within the initial Amendment has been established in alternative nations’ revelations of rights. Specifically, the nation Bill of Rights, the French Declaration of the Rights of Man, and the national and the Philippine Constitution have comparative parts to the primary modification.
Yes, everyone is free to follow any religion they want because, as per the 1st amendment law, anyone can follow any religion. The irrefutable risk was a regulation received by the Supreme Court of you. s. to decide below what conditions cutoff points are often attacked amendment skills to talk freely, press, or get along. For example, in the 1919 case Schenck v. the U.S., the Supreme Court controlled that associate enemy of war inducer did not have a primary modification choice to take a change opposition to the draft.
Reference:
ACLU. (2020). Your right to religious freedom. https://www.aclu.org/other/your-right-religious-freedom.
