Freedom Of Religion In America
Religion in the USA is very diverse because of the country is multicultural. A number of early immigrants to the American colonies were missionaries and they had desire to worship their own religions freely. Besides of those missionaries, many religious refugees came from Europe including Jews. In my point of view, those large number of immigrants influenced Americans to be a very religious nation. According to a 2002 study, majority of American people said religion is very important in their lives. It shows that the US is one of the most religious nations in the world. Many people believe that the USA is not that religious country (I used to think the same before), here is one example of justification: The phrase “In God We Trust” which is
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In the First Amendment to the United States constitution there is a clause in which says: “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Also Declaration of Independence can be an evidence of religious liberty. It says “that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed;” (Freedom of religion in the United States, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). I think religious freedom is well-developed in the USA because there are many kinds of religions and almost all Americans can have their own religion based on their interest. To my mind, having religious freedom is very important thing and those who have religious freedom are very lucky people, of course, including Americans. Everybody has his or her own opinion on religion, so there is always raw between people and sometimes it causes big problems such as tension, conflict and even war. Only religious freedom can solve this dangerous and harmful problems because religious freedom helps people to understand other religions and respect other people`s view. In my opinion religious freedom is one of the important factors of
In the First Amendment to the United States constitution there is a clause in which says: “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Also Declaration of Independence can be an evidence of religious liberty. It says “that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed;” (Freedom of religion in the United States, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). I think religious freedom is well-developed in the USA because there are many kinds of religions and almost all Americans can have their own religion based on their interest. To my mind, having religious freedom is very important thing and those who have religious freedom are very lucky people, of course, including Americans. Everybody has his or her own opinion on religion, so there is always raw between people and sometimes it causes big problems such as tension, conflict and even war. Only religious freedom can solve this dangerous and harmful problems because religious freedom helps people to understand other religions and respect other people`s view. In my opinion religious freedom is one of the important factors of