You are viewing an obsolete version of the DU website which is no longer
supported by the Administrators.
Visit
The New DU.
Reply #16: It is not in the Constitution that religion be "left out".
[View All]
Caliman73
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Thu Jul-08-10 04:58 PM
Response to Reply #13 |
16. It is not in the Constitution that religion be "left out". |
|
The Constitution says that Congress can't make any laws establishing religion as a political entity. It can't make laws favoring one religion over another, or institutionalizing religion as a state sponsored activity. Congress also cannot make any laws that prohibit the practice of religion without applying "strict scrutiny".
The denial of the Buddhist symbol paired with the allowing of the Christian symbol constitutes a policy that favors one religious tradition over another. Best practice would dictate that none of the symbols be allowed as it avoids the conflict. However, it is nowhere in the Constitution that religion must not be mentioned at all.
|
Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators
Important Notices: By participating on this discussion
board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules
page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the
opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent
the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.