I marvel everyday at
the increasingly angry voices of those who evidently believe that “religious
liberty” means they’re at liberty to tell others what to believe. What in the
world are they thinking? Religious liberty, as provided in our Constitution by
the very first amendment to that Constitution, does not mean that you have the
right to impose your beliefs on others. The Establishment Clause does not allow the
government to support one religion more than any other religion. The government also cannot
say a religion or a god is true. This is often described as "separation of church and state",
where "state" means "the government". It also does not
allow the government to establish a national religion. It allows people to debate
religion freely without the federal government of the United
States getting involved. It means you have the freedom to
believe whatever you choose, as long as your practices infringe in no way on
the rights of others to do likewise.
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