The Importance Of Religion In The United States

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The United States of America was built on the foundation that anyone of any religion can come and seek freedom. This nation was established two hundred and forty years ago and has been a place of refuge for individuals facing production in their native lands. Since its creation America has been known as one of the most tolerant countries in the world. Each year at the white house, the president lights a Christmas tree celebrating Christmas with the majority of the United States population. The president also light a ceremonial menorah celebrating Hanukah with the nations Jews and honors the beginning of the month of Ramadan with the Muslims in our country. Celebrating the divers’ faith that lives in this country is a way of showing religious …show more content…
The State of Florida, I believe the government has no right to impede on Sultaana right to where a religious garment. The foundation of the United States is to provide freedom to all religions and beliefs. When the government is given the power to prevent a religion from exercising their religion, it does not just bring danger to that particular group of people being persecuted but to the nation as a whole. If we all agree that, it is not legal for a Muslim to wear religious garb because it is threat to our national security what is stopping the government next law from being that the Muslim people cannot congregate and pray because having to many Muslims in the same area is a danger to society. Once the government had the authority to cross those lines what is stopping them from discriminating agents other religions like Jews and …show more content…
After all, it is arguably America’s scariest day in modern history. Ask anyone where they were what they were doing and memories will come flooding in. the question is what is too much when is too much. When is the first amendment broken? A mother driving her children to soccer practice with religious garb on her head should be allowed the freedom live her life as she sees fit. The majority of the population may not understand the laws of other religions. When we make everyone fit in to check certain boxes that is when we run in to problems as a nation. As long individuals are not harming anyone, basic exceptions can be made to accommodate religion. This is an important lesson to learn from history. Throughout global history, different nations and religious groups constantly have been oppressed. Genocides such as the holocaust that took place in Germany only seven decades ago. Six million Jews were mercilessly killed in the attacks. As highlighted in the article The Holocaust's Forgotten Victims the number of the holocaust deaths was in reality much higher. An estimated figure of Eleven million human lives were lost. The so-called forgotten victim’s include the

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