The radical right have repeatedly said that freedom of religion does not mean freedom FROM religion, and that is exactly why they have the "right" to force their religion upon others though law and courts. They read it as the Federal government is not allowed to choose one national religious sect, but states can enforce any religion they want, which happens to be a violent usurpation of "christianity".
Yes, but it's not actually constitutional to do what Louisiana is doing. It'll get challenged in federal court before too long.
And the abortion rights thing is pure racism and control. They don't want white women getting abortions because they don't want to become the minority. Plus, the Bible literally has instructions for an abortion ritual, and says in multiple places that life begins at first breath.
I think get what you’re saying. Freedom from religion should be codified in some manner, and atheism should be afforded the same protections and rights. Right?
Kind of, but not really. Look at France, they have freedom from religion. They're not allowed to be religious fanatics in public. It's why they banned the burkini.
I mean, if they ban only Islamic religious symbols but not crosses, bhindis, or yarmulkes then they’re just punching down on a vulnerable and powerless minority. A society is only as good as it treats its most vulnerable, otherwise their culture is “might is right”, which isn’t a culture per se.
France managed this by forbiding all religious displays of any kind in any public place, unless it's over 200+ years old then it's protected for being a historical display. Nothing outside of Catholicism has any display that old. Bing bang boom, only Catholic displays of a religious nature are allowed.
Okay, since you need it spelled out... France may not have appropriately applied its freedom from religion, but that isn't the point. The point is a country like France doesn't just have freedom from a religious state, but also extends that further, and that's the part we (the US) are missing. You got hung up on the detail instead of paying attention to the meaning I was conveying, hence missing the forest through the trees. There is nothing profound about it at all, just saying you're looking far too deeply instead of looking at the bigger picture of what was said.
I don't disagree with that. Believe what you want. Freedom from religion wouldn't stop you from believing what you want. It stops you from pushing it onto others.