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Keep Religion Free in Your Community
Target: United States SenateSponsored by: Defcon - Campaign to Defend the Constitution
The Establishment Clause in the Bill of Rights is supposed to keep our government from interfering with religion, guard against the states' use of religion for political purposes, and ensure that the government does not act in a way
that prefers one religion over another, so that we may all worship freely.
But while the Establishment Clause protects our basic freedoms, it is not self-enforcing. If someone is forced to sue the government to protect their constitutional rights, justice and fairness dictate they be able to recover their legal fees expended to do so.
The Public Expression of Religion Act would prevent citizens from recovering their litigation costs if they sue to stop state-sponsored religion. This law is brazenly designed to make it next to impossible for private citizens to sue to protect their First Amendment rights because lawsuits are prohibitively expensive.
In other words, Congress and the Religious Right want to cement the establishment of their own religion as dominant via the force of the government, and the force of law.
Tell your Senators that religious freedom is more important than the agenda of the religious right!
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# 250:
12:44 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Bruce Eggum, Wisconsin
Is government going to tell me what kind of shoes to wear too? Follow the US Constitution mate it is what we commanded you to do. Bruce
Is government going to tell me what kind of shoes to wear too? Follow the US Constitution mate it is what we commanded you to do. Bruce
# 249:
12:44 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Brigitte Tawa, Colorado
# 248:
12:44 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Carlos Nunez, California
# 247:
12:44 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Yolanda Trevino, Texas
# 246:
12:44 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Roseann Dudrick, California
Can't you see the parallels and hypocrisy between monoethiest cultures? Whether it's Islamic or Christian fundamentalists, they really have much in common. Dogma, war, violence, a superiority complex. Everyone's spiritual beliefs are a very personal thing. As Ghandi said, "I like your Christ, but I don't like your Christians." Today's Christianity has nothing to do with the true teachings of Jesus Christ. They are a bunch of bullies with nothing better to do in their sorry lives than worry about what everyone else is doing.
Can't you see the parallels and hypocrisy between monoethiest cultures? Whether it's Islamic or Christian fundamentalists, they really have much in common. Dogma, war, violence, a superiority complex. Everyone's spiritual beliefs are a very personal thing. As Ghandi said, "I like your Christ, but I don't like your Christians." Today's Christianity has nothing to do with the true teachings of Jesus Christ. They are a bunch of bullies with nothing better to do in their sorry lives than worry about what everyone else is doing.
# 245:
12:44 pm PDT, Sep 26,
George Yenoki, California
# 244:
12:44 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Kristin George, California
# 243:
12:44 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Jan Seeley, Washington
# 242:
12:44 pm PDT, Sep 26,
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# 241:
12:44 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Kerry Skelton, Minnesota
# 240:
12:44 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Lucinda Hart-gonzalez, Pennsylvania
# 239:
12:44 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Pradeep Rao, California
# 238:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Jessica Hollander, New York
# 237:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Earl Minter, Oklahoma
# 236:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Duane Richtsmeier, Iowa
# 235:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
France Ashby, Pennsylvania
# 234:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Dawn Armstrong, Wisconsin
We have our rights established already. We don't want that changed. We need the seperation of church and state and if you don't like it go and find your own country somewhere else and leave us alone.
We have our rights established already. We don't want that changed. We need the seperation of church and state and if you don't like it go and find your own country somewhere else and leave us alone.
# 233:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Marge Grochulski, Pennsylvania
keep it out
keep it out
# 232:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
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# 231:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Carolyn Thomas, California
# 230:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Julia Glahn, Illinois
# 229:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Jonathan Boyne, Hawaii
# 228:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Anne G. Woodhead, Kentucky
# 227:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Paul Niehaus, Ohio
# 226:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Barbata Freund, Missouri
We need to keep church and state separate. The religious right should not try to enforce their beliefs on others.
We need to keep church and state separate. The religious right should not try to enforce their beliefs on others.
# 225:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Terri Ramsey, Connecticut
# 224:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Deborah Silverknight, California
# 223:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Thomas Holmes, Massachusetts
# 222:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Judi Poulson, Minnesota
# 221:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Peter Fitzpatrick, Florida
# 220:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Evelyn Williams, New Jersey
Religion does not belong in Government. Churches that preach politics and tell their congregants for whom to vote should be taxed!
Religion does not belong in Government. Churches that preach politics and tell their congregants for whom to vote should be taxed!
# 219:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Don A Strickland, Colorado
# 218:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
David Crawford, California
Separation of church and state. Don't mess with it.
Separation of church and state. Don't mess with it.
# 217:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Alma Fellows, Texas
# 216:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Suzanne Johantgn, New York
# 215:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Laurie MacAdam, California
# 214:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Hedrick Alixopulos, California
# 213:
12:43 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Embers Stephens, Georgia
# 212:
12:42 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Jonathan Fisch, California
# 211:
12:42 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Bettie Miner, California
# 210:
12:42 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Thomas Hooppaw, Illinois
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE! WHAT PART OF THAT DOESN"T HE AND BUSH UNDERSTAND!!!!!!!!!!!
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE! WHAT PART OF THAT DOESN"T HE AND BUSH UNDERSTAND!!!!!!!!!!!
# 209:
12:42 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Sandra Bertucci, Michigan
# 208:
12:42 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Bruce B, North Carolina
# 207:
12:42 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Marty Herzog, Texas
# 206:
12:42 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Amy McKeon, Washington
# 205:
12:42 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Frank L. Smith, Massachusetts
# 204:
12:42 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 203:
12:42 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Manuela Vieira-daponte, New Jersey
# 202:
12:42 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Tzipora Katz, New Jersey
Our nation is founded in the spirit of freedom for all and that implies freedom of religion. Basing any govermental practices is anathema to the basic principles of those freedoms.
Our nation is founded in the spirit of freedom for all and that implies freedom of religion. Basing any govermental practices is anathema to the basic principles of those freedoms.
# 201:
12:42 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Name not displayed, Minnesota