mike pence says no, americans are not protected from having another's faith forced upon them, quotes first amendment to back his words

[butters]

"Americans have no right to freedom from religion"...quoting the First Amendment as the authority informing his statement. And yet, he'd be one of the very first, no doubt, if Muslims or Jews or Hindus or Satanists or any religion other than Christianity attempted to make over the USA in a forced model of its tenets.

of course, there's nothing about ANY godhead in the Constitution, since the founders and writers of the USA's most prestigious documents were adamantly opposed to religion as something to be imposed on people. After all, didn't the original immigrants flee the influence of the religious persecution? President Madison was equally as determined as Jefferson that the separation of church and state was not only important but ESSENTIAL to the whole conceit of what make the United States of America just that.

The concept of separation of church and state was sacrosanct to men like President Thomas Jefferson, who wrote in his 1776 Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom that "setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world and through all time" and that "to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical."

Jefferson's condemnation of forced faith in the document was unambiguous, further affirming that "no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer, on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...pc=U531&cvid=f5028a71466f4c248a01b457b6b49399

 

[Fuzzy1975]

Hard to say which incident of Mike's made me laugh more, this diatribe, or the fly.....hmmmmmmm

 

[phrodeau]

We need separation of temple and state.

 

[SubzeroGirl]

The British are coming again

 

[ishtat]

The British are coming again

With a brown Hindu PM (Rishi Sunak), a similarly tinted Buddhist Home Secretary, (Suella Braverman), a white Episcopalian as Chancellor (Finance) Jeremy Hunt (Quel horreur!) but who speaks Japanese and is married to a Chinese woman; the quartet of major UK ministerial offices is completed by the reassuringly black James Cleverly as Foreign Minister. Even more reassuring is the fact that Cleverly regards himself as "secular" and has described Christian fundamentalists as "Bonkers."

I suspect that the three coloured non-Christians would have limited chances of political advancement in the USA but hope that I am proved wrong in time.

 

[SubzeroGirl]

Your box of crayon people are lovely. The descriptions you provided tell me little about their character, volumes about yours.

 

[phrodeau]

There are many faiths represented in the US Congress, including Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism.

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/01/04/faith-on-the-hill-2021/

 

[urguyscott]

Pense is no man to quote. He has been a turn coat to both parties and to the American people. And the left know that their is only one God and He rules China. He is the first creature in the billions of years this planet has been floating around in space to "rule" the world. He is a God, just ask him. And those who worship Him are the trash of the world and universe. So Be It. That is the State Religion. That is what Mr. Jefferson was warning the people about. So Hail Cesar, Lord of All Creatures, and Master of all Slaves.

 

[John_von_Neumann]

The British are cumming again.

Fyp;yw.

 

[KeithD]

Pense is no man to quote.

Prey tell who is this Pense person you Trumpers are so sorry couldn't be a domestic terrorist with you?

 

[butters]

Pense is no man to quote. He has been a turn coat to both parties and to the American people. And the left know that their is only one God and He rules China. He is the first creature in the billions of years this planet has been floating around in space to "rule" the world. He is a God, just ask him. And those who worship Him are the trash of the world and universe. So Be It. That is the State Religion. That is what Mr. Jefferson was warning the people about. So Hail Cesar, Lord of All Creatures, and Master of all Slaves.

man, you need to lay off the crazy stuff before 6 pm at least

 

[SubzeroGirl]

Fyp;yw.

Makes it sound as if they stopped at some point. Unfortunately I haven’t done my part to contribute, I’ll do better in the New Year.

 

[John_von_Neumann]

Makes it sound as if they stopped at some point. Unfortunately I haven’t done my part to contribute, I’ll do better in the New Year.

Oh, yes. By all means, please do your part.

 

[schism666]

The British are coming again

Your box of crayon people are lovely. The descriptions you provided tell me little about their character, volumes about yours.

Makes it sound as if they stopped at some point. Unfortunately I haven’t done my part to contribute, I’ll do better in the New Year.

insightful analysis, bro.