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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 4030656, member: 112"]Not quite. Freedom from means <u>not prohibited</u>. When I say the Constitution does not guarantee "freedom from religion", what that means is the practice of or belief in religion, by anyone, and anyone includes the government, is not prohibited. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Constitution specifically allows everyone, including the government itself, to practice or express their belief in religion, any religion. </p><p><br /></p><p>But at the same time, that doesn't mean that everyone has to believe or participate in religion, everyone is also allowed not do so if that's what they want to do.</p><p><br /></p><p>The primary point is this, no one can force anyone else to believe or not to believe. It is up to each individual to choose for themselves. So you can't stop somebody else from practicing religion, and they can't stop you from not practicing it either.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is the definition of freedom, and what the Constitution guarantees. And it is specifically why all attempts to remove the word God from anything having to do with the government have failed in a court of law. And why they will continue to fail.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 4030656, member: 112"]Not quite. Freedom from means [U]not prohibited[/U]. When I say the Constitution does not guarantee "freedom from religion", what that means is the practice of or belief in religion, by anyone, and anyone includes the government, is not prohibited. The Constitution specifically allows everyone, including the government itself, to practice or express their belief in religion, any religion. But at the same time, that doesn't mean that everyone has to believe or participate in religion, everyone is also allowed not do so if that's what they want to do. The primary point is this, no one can force anyone else to believe or not to believe. It is up to each individual to choose for themselves. So you can't stop somebody else from practicing religion, and they can't stop you from not practicing it either. That is the definition of freedom, and what the Constitution guarantees. And it is specifically why all attempts to remove the word God from anything having to do with the government have failed in a court of law. And why they will continue to fail.[/QUOTE]
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