More Perfect Union By Ben Carson

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More Perfect Union is a book written by Ben Carson, published in 2015.
In the book, Carson points out our constitutional liberties that we are entitled to and goes into detail on what we as the people of the United States can do to reclaim our constitutional liberties. The book touches on big controversial topics that are taking place in the United States today including same-sex marriage, the right to bear arms, executive order, taxation, and freedom of religion. Ben Carson was born on September 18, 1951, in the city of Detroit.
Carson went from being a poor student to making his way into medical school.
He attended multiple universities including, Yale University, University of
Michigan Medical School, and John Hopkins University. As a doctor
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Carson makes owning a gun a good thing instead of making it a bad issue that the world deals with. I agree with him in that we need to be able to protect ourselves and that he makes a good point that people should offer free public gun-safety courses.
Religion is addressed in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights stating that the people are entitled to freedom of speech, press, assembly, and religion.
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It specifically states that the government cannot make a law respecting an establishment of religion (Carson 156). Carson makes it clear that there is nothing in the Constitution or its amendments to indicate that all vestiges of faith must be removed from the public square. He also breaks down that no one should be prohibited to living a life of the faith they choose as long as they are not harming others ( Carson 157). I think that Carson done a great
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Ben Carson is a very well author for writing books that are understandable for anyone to read. I really like how in this book he takes each
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