There Is No Constitutional Right to Satanism

[MisterBeale]

The founders, almost to the person, were not religious. They were deists.

This is incorrect. While it is true many of the founders were deists, a great many were very devout in their religious beliefs.

The second president and probably the most brilliant mind at the legal construction of revolutionary government, Sam Adams was a devout Puritan who strongly believed that the founding of the nation was willed by God. The first Chief Justice, John Jay was also very religious, and there was a minister who signed the Declaration of Independence, John Witherspoon. I'm pretty sure, though Benjamin Rush liked to fancy himself a man of science, he too was pretty religious.

Most folks get it in their heads that just because Franklin, Jefferson, John Adams, and nominally Washington were deists, that means all the founders were. Nothing could be further from the truth.

 

[MisterBeale]

The Civil War was fought to preserve the union.
WW II was fought to repel Fascism.
Religious wars are just a bunch of primitive, delusional kooks killing each other over who has the best imaginary friend.

That is, of course the war propaganda, and what the rulers use to get the masses to fight, but the root cause of all wars are the same.

 

[saltydancindave]

Sure it is.

If a Muslim tries to fly a plane into a building, they'll be arrested for it. They can't claim it's their "1st Amendment right" to fly planes into buildings.

According to SCOTUS Rehnquist “it’s a Christian Nation” so “what is 9/11 ?” rhetorical Freudian slip their religion of Islamidiotocracy flaming flying chariot pseudoscience is as much a religion as human reproduction medical pseudoscience just as is thieving US Constitution Bill of Rights arsonists…….

 

[Jarlaxle]

No. No, retarded commie Satanist ******.
The Founding Fathers had in mind only different denominations of the Christian religion when all the things were written.
Religion means of God. Not Allah, and not Beelzebub, *****!

You need your medication adjusted.

Is it? They don't believe in a God or satan, or so they say.

How then is it a religion?

The same way Buddhism is a religion.

 

[The Duke]

Nope, not at all.

From what I know, Islam meets the criteria of a legitimate religion. Satanism does not.

Except it's not. It's a world domination plan masquerading as a religion.
It caters to man's most depraved desires and none of it is good.

 

[Midnight FM]

Except it's not. It's a world domination plan masquerading as a religion.
It caters to man's most depraved desires and none of it is good.

People have right to try to dominate the world. For example:

Christian reconstructionism - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Midnight FM]

No. No, retarded commie Satanist ******.
The Founding Fathers had in mind only different denominations of the Christian religion when all the things were written.
Religion means of God. Not Allah, and not Beelzebub, *****!

They only had in mind muskets when they wrote the 2nd Amendment. And didn't have in mind black people when they drafted the Bill of Rights.

So it doesn't matter.

 

[initforme]

Except it's not. It's a world domination plan masquerading as a religion.
It caters to man's most depraved desires and none of it is good.

We are not a christian theocracy. Sorry but thats the fact. Im a lifelong christian. Mixing christianity into politics is going to ruin both.

 

[Moonglow]

Nope, we can discriminate against Satanism while allowing legitimate religions like Christianity.

The Constitution does not mention any certain religion.

 

[Midnight FM]

We are not a christian theocracy. Sorry but thats the fact. Im a lifelong christian. Mixing christianity into politics is going to ruin both.

The reality is that religion and politics aren't totally separate, despite the wrongful insistence that they are.

It's illegal to murder people, for example. Murder also goes against the 10 Commandments.

 

[Midnight FM]

The Constitution does not mention any certain religion.

Then I'd be curious to know how "religion" is being defined to begin with.

 

[Moonglow]

Then I'd be curious to know how "religion" is being defined to begin with.

Atheism is a belief system and therefore a religion according to the Supreme Court

 

[dblack]

There is No Constitutional Right to Satanism

Conservatives have been so shaped by libertarian arguments that they wonder whether Satanism is protected by the Constitution.

www.theamericanconservative.com

Despite people arguing that Satanism is protected by the 1st Amendment. One can actually argue that there is no Constitutional right to Satanism:

There is very little case law on the specific issue of whether Satanism is a protected religion ...

This is exactly where we jump the shark on the modern mis-interpretation of the First Amendment. It was never meant to designate certain religions as officially "protected". It was meant to do the opposite - to prevent that from happening.

 

[Carl in Michigan]

I'd be fine with Allah, but not Satan, personally

Different names for the same being

 

[Carl in Michigan]

Islam should never be permitted in the USA either

 

[Zincwarrior]

Different names for the same being

Satan worshippers accept both Yaweh and Jesus.

 

[Leo123]

There is No Constitutional Right to Satanism

Conservatives have been so shaped by libertarian arguments that they wonder whether Satanism is protected by the Constitution.

www.theamericanconservative.com

Despite people arguing that Satanism is protected by the 1st Amendment. One can actually argue that there is no Constitutional right to Satanism:

There is very little case law on the specific issue of whether Satanism is a protected religion, and what we do have is a bit jumbled. An illustrative case from the mid-1990s from the federal court in the Northern District of Ohio, while not binding precedent, is an excellent summary of how confused American constitutional law has become regarding religion.

What the heck is a protected religion? In America we are free to believe what we want. The only kind of 'protection' that religion has is tax exemption and that was given to a Satanic Temple.

Satanic Temple designated as church, given tax-exempt status by IRS: 'Satanism is here to stay'

The Satanic Temple says it's been designated a church by the Internal Revenue Service.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Leo123]

Atheism is a belief system and therefore a religion according to the Supreme Court

Many Atheists say they have no belief. Many here on the Forum have told me that. Maybe even you Moonie.

 

[Moonglow]

Many Atheists say they have no belief. Many here on the Forum have told me that. Maybe even you Moonie.

It doesn't change the fact that atheism is considered a religion.

 

[Moonglow]

Islam should never be permitted in the USA either

Too late, it already is.