The Pros And Cons Of Freedom Of Religion In America

Freedom of religion, like every other right that we have here in America, exists only to the extent that the government is willing to protect it. I imagine that, to most of the founding fathers, the extent of religious freedom was really just something along the lines of, “hey, you can choose what kind of Christian you are!” Times change, though, and with them, our society. As the beliefs of the majority in society adapt we, at least in theory, elect leaders who will reflect our new interests; to my understanding, that’s how this whole democracy thing is supposed to go. For the system to function in the way that it should, everyone should theoretically be able to get an equal say in these things. That’s obviously not how things work in reality. Never minding things like lobbying, there are certain groups that have extra difficulties even voting. Native American groups in particular are at a particular disadvantage when it comes to electing the representatives who would be …show more content…
Their attempts at going about it are far from perfect, and, indeed, their failures in securing freedoms for Native Americans in particular have been the primary subject of the books we’ve read in this course. It’s a flawed system, but it’s the one we have. The power of voting within this system is twofold; there’s the initial vote cast, and the establishment of voting blocks that, when big enough, will hold more sway with the politicians and judges who want their votes. We’ve established in this course that religious freedom cases and laws, for Native Americans, are tied to much more than what we call religion. In gaining more influence over the lawmaking process, Native groups are abler to secure the preservation of their own lands and