Posted on May 23, 2019
How The Fight For Religious Freedom Has Fallen Victim To The Culture Wars
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The promotion of religious freedom in America, a cause that not long ago had near unanimous support on Capitol Hill, has fallen victim to the culture wars.
A high point came in 1993, when Congress overwhelmingly passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, meant to overturn a Supreme Court decision that limited Americans' right to exercise their religion freely.
Those days are gone. The consensus surrounding religious freedom issues has been weakened by deep disputes over whether Americans should be free to exercise a religious objection to same sex marriage or artificial contraception and whether the U.S. Constitution mandates strict church-state separation.
A high point came in 1993, when Congress overwhelmingly passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, meant to overturn a Supreme Court decision that limited Americans' right to exercise their religion freely.
Those days are gone. The consensus surrounding religious freedom issues has been weakened by deep disputes over whether Americans should be free to exercise a religious objection to same sex marriage or artificial contraception and whether the U.S. Constitution mandates strict church-state separation.
How The Fight For Religious Freedom Has Fallen Victim To The Culture Wars
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There really isn't any issue until one of two things happen; either someone does something contrary to human law on the basis of their adherence to "religious" law...or human law dictates something that runs contrary to "religious" law. I interpret the 1st Amendment as a means of preventing the latter, while assuring no instance of the former.
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You'd have to amend the Constitution to get rid of it.
Good luck with that.
Good luck with that.
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