THE
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
Congress
shall make no law respecting an 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.
The
First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right to freedom
of religion and freedom of expression from government interference. Freedom of expression consists of the rights
to (among other things):
FREEDOM OF RELIGION - Two
clauses in the First Amendment guarantee freedom of religion. The ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE prohibits the
government from passing legislation to establish an official religion or
preferring one religion over another. It enforces the "separation of
church and state." The free
exercise clause prohibits the government, in most instances, from interfering
with a person's practice of their religion.
On April 24, 2015, candidate for President
Hillary Clinton make the following statementat the sixth annual Women in The
World Summit:
“Deep-seated
cultural codes, RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
and structural biases have to be changed”
for the sake of giving women access to “reproductive health care and safe
childbirth.” [i.e. ABORTION]
A Pentecostal chaplain once assigned to elite
Navy SEAL units may be kicked out of the Navy for allegedly scolding sailors
for homosexuality and premarital sex.
In January 2013, Sweet Cakes by Melissa
Bakery declined to make a wedding cake for the Bowman-Cryers, citing their
religious beliefs…
The [lesbian] couple filed a discrimination
complaint with the Bureau of Labor and Industries…On July 2, 2015, the Gresham
bakery that wouldn't make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple must pay them
$135,000 in damages, the Bureau of Labor and Industries ruled Thursday.
