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Religious Freedom in the United States
INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITION
Freedom of Religion is guaranteed by the United States Constitution First Amendment. The purpose of the first amendment was in relation to The Great Britain Church and the dominance it had toward Britain during the colonial period. The amendment provides two clauses or important components that ensure the US follow the law of that land. The first clause is The Establishment Clause. The country through this clause would never be the degree that Great Britain was at having an organized religion dictating the government’s actions.The second clause is The Free Exercise Clause. Through this clause people of the States would be at a freedom and peace state to have beliefs in whatever they desires. The clause also guarantee that the government would not interfere in the people’s practices of their religion.
Consider the rest of the world for example, Great Britain still has the official Church of England and Church of Scotland, supported by public funds, but there is also the guarantee of religious freedom for other denominations. Similarly, in Canada, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms contains a freedom of conscience and religion clause, but no …show more content…
Religious freedom plays an important role in the U.S. and other countries. This can lead to problems like conflict between religious groups, preventing individuals from forming religious bodies, keeping individuals from engaging in religious practices, or forcing them into the religious practices of others. Important religious freedom issues in the U.S. include the government's use of "religious symbols," science teaching counter to creationism, school prayer, and the use of religious teachings by nonprofit
Religious Freedom in the United States
INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITION
Freedom of Religion is guaranteed by the United States Constitution First Amendment. The purpose of the first amendment was in relation to The Great Britain Church and the dominance it had toward Britain during the colonial period. The amendment provides two clauses or important components that ensure the US follow the law of that land. The first clause is The Establishment Clause. The country through this clause would never be the degree that Great Britain was at having an organized religion dictating the government’s actions.The second clause is The Free Exercise Clause. Through this clause people of the States would be at a freedom and peace state to have beliefs in whatever they desires. The clause also guarantee that the government would not interfere in the people’s practices of their religion.
Consider the rest of the world for example, Great Britain still has the official Church of England and Church of Scotland, supported by public funds, but there is also the guarantee of religious freedom for other denominations. Similarly, in Canada, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms contains a freedom of conscience and religion clause, but no …show more content…
Religious freedom plays an important role in the U.S. and other countries. This can lead to problems like conflict between religious groups, preventing individuals from forming religious bodies, keeping individuals from engaging in religious practices, or forcing them into the religious practices of others. Important religious freedom issues in the U.S. include the government's use of "religious symbols," science teaching counter to creationism, school prayer, and the use of religious teachings by nonprofit