Freedoms are guaranteed in our constitution, it has nothing to do with etiquette. If a person chooses not to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance, then their proper etiquette is to stay sitting quietly, or standing quietly whichever they prefer. What is not proper is to force someone to give up their freedoms, that is not proper etiquette and violates our Constitutional freedoms.
No. A SACRED moment observed by a GROUP in which an individual participates MUST
The USSC has ruled many times that forcing a person to violate their religious freedoms is unconstitutional. Our Constitution is of greater importance than etiquette.
sitting when etiquette demands standing is a "religious freedom" I mentioned the korans
I hate the burning of the US flags it is deplorable but if you buy a flag and you want to burn it, it is your right as a US citizen which is ironic to me.
In other words you don't like it but can't rebut it.
Absolutely, free speech, but what you say when exercising your right to free speech identifies you to others, in this case as some one who rejects America.
You are allowed to believe and think what you want in America, that is not a crime. They have a right as an American citizen, that is protected. You are free to think of that person as you will, that is also protected.
We are not talking about thoughts here; we are talking about actions. The girl refused to stand when the Pledge was being recited, symbolically rejecting America and pointedly disrespecting her classmates, who may now exercise their right to free speech by showing her the same discourtesy, all perfectly legitimate according to you. She felt no need to respect the believes of her classmates, so why would they want to show respect for her beliefs. She is not the victim; she is the aggressor here.
Np, you're just spouting nonsense.
RIGHT ----using a koran as pooper scooper is a gross breach of etiquette no matter
Using your Koran as a pooper scooper is probably poor etiquette but it is protected under the Constitution. You could use a Bible, it doesn’t matter, it is a protected freedom in America. It is absolutely against the law to deny a person of their freedoms. The Supreme Court is pretty clear on these freedoms.
I have several copies of the koran and live near some mosques----would you like to test
Are you having a stroke?
Test what theory, it isn’t a theory, it’s laws. I am saying it is legal, and it is illegal to physically harm another over it. Pretty simple, I am not inclined to do any of it because to me it doesn’t matter, I am state laws and facts.
This is not beliefs, but about actions, and no one has questioned her right to free speech, not even her teacher, but now that she has made such a point of sharing her dislike for America and her disrespect for the beliefs of other students, she will be judged on that dislike for America and her disrespect for the other students in the class, who also have the right to express their opinions.
That’s fine, don’t like her, she has the right.
No one ever questioned it, not even the teacher; it is the content of her exercise of free speech that people find offensive.
