Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof
Something I appreciate and value so much is freedom of religion. The first amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives us freedom of religion.
That freedom is something some have sought to hinder or take from us, but thanks to the Constitution, when such cases come before the Supreme Court, they get struck down.
An example from only 7 years ago is the case of The Little Sisters of the Poor. Obamacare tried to force The Little Sisters of the Poor to have provisions for birth control. I am not Catholic, but from what I understand, when a woman chooses to become a nun, she makes a vow of chastity meaning no sex. Furthermore, for serious Catholics, use of contraception violates their faith. The Federal Government under Obama went after The Little Sisters of the Poor, so they went to the Supreme Court and won. You can read about it at- The Little Sisters of the Poor.
It seems absurd to me that the government under Obama would do so because after all, a woman who chooses to become a nun has made the decision to not have sex for life. It was the government under Obama trying to strong arm a group of nuns.
It did not surprise me since Obama had referred to bitter clingers clinging to their religion. Such rhetoric was concerning to me.
My city has the largest number of Yazidi refugees in all of North America. They are so grateful for freedom of religion. They were a minority group in Iraq and Syria and were severely oppressed for it because of their religion.
I am thankful my Yazidi friends and friends of other religions have freedom here. I am also thankful I can share about Jesus with them, and remain friends with them whether they receive Jesus or not.
We need to be vigilant in the U.S. about freedom. Losing freedom will happen here not all at once but small steps like the Federal Government under Obama going after The Little Sisters of the Poor. I look at California where there are severe restrictions about going to church under the guise of concern over the pandemic. What makes that claim dubious to me is the fact that looters and rioters are allowed on the streets in mass gatherings there and are called peaceful protestors.
We will lose freedom of religion here only if we passively let it happen.
Thank you for reading. God Bless.
I agree with you that freedom is lost in small steps. It’s always something to be mindful of and thankful for.
Something we need to cherish
Thank you for sharing this……..
It is on my mind these days
Mine too!
When we take theses freedoms for granted we are in danger of losing them. This country was founded on freedom of religion & that means ALL religions (as long as your religion does not infringe on the rights of others or violate other laws)
I walk in the path of Jesus and abide in Him. No one can take that away from me. God Bless
True no one can take ur relationship with Jesus away from us even if they take the freedom
Very interesting regarding the little sisters of the poor.
And wow, just awful what’s unfolding….so thankful to be in the Word, finding real peace there.
I am thankful Jesus gives us his peace in any situation
Wow. Sighs.
This is informative and thankful we have the freedom to live for Him. 🙌
Amen 🙏
We definitely can not take our freedoms for granted. Things are slowly but surely changing.
We need to stay vigilant
We need to stay vigilant and to speak out and stand up for freedom for the sake of each other and for the generation to come. We trust in God and pray that holy Spirit will give us courage, wisdom and boldness if we need to take action. The disciples were instructed not to preach, but they continued… when is enough, enough?
Amen vigilant!!!