Freedom of Religion and Giving Offense

The first ten amendments of the Constitution of the United States of America are called the “The Bill of Rights”. These rights, and those enumerated in the amendments that follow, exist for ONE reason…to limit government’s power over individuals.

The First Amendment to the Constitution reads:

“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 to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

It is a historical fact that this country was founded on the premise of freedom of religion. That was why the first Europeans came here. They rejected the authority of their various countries to establish state religions. That is why the first freedom enumerated in the Bill of Rights deals squarely with the subject of religion. What it says is that the government will make NO law respecting the establishment of a particular religion as a state religion.

What it has been interpreted to read is: “There will be a separation between church and state.” That statement is nowhere to be found in the Constitution. This interpretation has been extrapolated to mean that the government will not allow any religious displays in public places or on public airwaves. Anyone who attempts to honor God in a public place or ask Him to bless this nation thus violates federal law.

Anyone who advocates actually keeping the Ten Commandments is narrow minded and ignorant because concepts of Right and Wrong are culturally relative and Gods Commandments may offend someone if they actually have to see them in a public place.

To offer a prayer before a sporting, or other public, event is now to violate federal law. Because a prayer may ‘offend’ someone it is now illegal in public places.

It's OK for the football players in the NFL , who many young people look to as role models, to be convicted felons, drug users, misogynists or simply egotistical fools because those things are freedom of expression. But when a player like Tim Tebow offers a silent prayer of thanks to his Creator for his athletic ability...it's offensive!! People might actually have to think about the possiblity of they're being a God for a second of their lives!

It’s OK for a comic to use the most vile, disgusting language in their act because…it’s freedom of speech.

It’s OK to fill the airwaves and the Internet with all forms of perversion…from sex with animals to sodomy and rape to torture and murder…because that’s freedom of speech.

In America today it is OK to promote sexual perversion as an ‘alternative lifestyle’ regardless of whom it offends…because that’s freedom of expression.

It’s OK to promote sexual promiscuity, as long as one practices ‘safe sex’ regardless of whom it offends…because that’s freedom of expression.

It’s OK to advocate the wholesale murder of the unborn, because the labels of those doing so don’t recognize them as human beings. Abortion is simply a ‘viable method of birth control.’ Anyone who sees an unborn child as anything more than a mass of tissue is ignorant and unenlightened. And that ‘offends’ the more enlightened among us. (It is usually the same 'enlightened' people who are so ardently against the death penalty for murderers and other violent criminals.)

It’s OK to refer to Christians as bigots, homophobes, sexists, misogynists, racists and simple minded, ignorant fools…because that only offends Christians….and it’s freedom of speech.

It is OK for Muslims who come to this country, expecting us to accept their cultural and religious practices, to be offended at our cultural and religious practices. (We don’t want to offend those who have called us their sworn enemies after all…)

Americans are supposed to be ‘tolerant’ of anyone and anything…except God and His Commandments.

This is not only inconsistent as a matter of law, it is Evil disguised as Good!

This is NOT the America our founding fathers envisioned! This is NOT the America that our veterans fought for in the wars we've taken part in. We fought for freedom of religion...not freedom from religion. We have turned our backs on our Creator...the ONE our Declaration of Independence says gave us our rights!

It is time Jews and Christians got offended at our country revering in decadence all the while being told that our values, the Judeo-Christian values that this nation was built on, may offend someone if they actually had to see or hear them!

Something is VERY WRONG here!

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!        Isaiah 5:20