First Amendment - Revision history

Aschlafly at 18:50, May 21, 2024

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Alex Kosh: /* References */

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ChadUser at 14:25, May 19, 2021

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Progressingamerica: Drafts and revisions leading to the final version

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Drafts and revisions leading to the final version

Aschlafly: typo corrected

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Wikignome72: /* Atheist, lawsuits and restrictions to religious freedom */

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Atheist, lawsuits and restrictions to religious freedom

Wikignome72: /* Atheist, lawsuits and restrictions to religious freedom */

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Atheist, lawsuits and restrictions to religious freedom

Wikignome72: /* Liberal Violations */

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 #[[freedom of the press]]
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 The amendment states:

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 In June 2014,  given the focus of atheist organizations on lawsuits, [[Sikivu Hutchinson]] wrote in the ''Washington Post'' that atheist organizations generally focus on church/state separation and [[creationism]] issues and not the concerns the less affluent African-American population faces.<ref name="washingtonpost.com">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/06/16/blacks-are-even-discriminated-against-by-atheists/ Atheism has a big race problem that no one’s talking about] by Dr. Sikivu Hutchinson, Washington Post June 16, 2014</ref> Hutchinson also mentioned that church organizations do offer significant help to poor African-Americans.<ref name="washingtonpost.com"/> See also: [[Atheism and charity]] and [[Western atheism and race]]
 ==References==
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 ==Background==
-A group of colonial leaders known as the [[Anti-Federalists]] expressed concern that the Constitution contained no guarantee of individual liberties, and they pressed for the document to be amended.  Their insistence led to the creation of the [[Bill of Rights]] by [[James Madison]] in 1791.<ref>http://www.cas.unt.edu/~jryan/AntiFeds.html</ref>
+A group of colonial leaders known as the [[Anti-Federalists]] expressed concern that the Constitution contained no guarantee of individual liberties, and they pressed for the document to be amended.  Their insistence led to the creation of the [[Bill of Rights]] by [[James Madison]] in 1791.<ref>http://www.cas.unt.edu/~jryan/AntiFeds.html</ref>  Many of the amendments went through several revisions before they became the final versions we are familiar with today and the First Amendment itself went through eight revisions.  In early versions of the First Amendment, the issue of ''Conscience'' was included.  ''Conscience'' in religious matters was a big deal.
-Madison was the principal author of the Bill of Rights, including the First Amendment.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=d_Nyi_Ur3pAC&pg=PA267 The Columbia Documentary History of Religion in America Since 1945]</ref><ref>[http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/ Bill of Rights of the United States of America (1791)]</ref>
+Madison was the principal author of the Bill of Rights, including the First Amendment.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=d_Nyi_Ur3pAC&pg=PA267 The Columbia Documentary History of Religion in America Since 1945]</ref><ref>[http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/ Bill of Rights of the United States of America (1791)]</ref>  He offered the original version of the amendment, which was the third of the articles<ref>[https://www.archives.gov/files/legislative/resources/bill-of-rights/CCBR_IIA.pdf Congress Creates the Bill of Rights]</ref> as so:
 == Conservative Interpretation ==

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 [[Atheist organizations]] in the [[Western World]] are litigious. Often they use ligitation to restrict the degree of [[religious freedom]] in a society.
-[[File:Skivu Hutchinson speaking at Center For Inquiry.JPG|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Sikivu Hutchinson]] speaking ath the [[Center for Inquiry]]. ]]
+[[File:Skivu Hutchinson speaking at Center For Inquiry.JPG|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Sikivu Hutchinson]] speaking at the [[Center for Inquiry]]. ]]
 The [[Freedom From Atheism Foundation]] has a webpage on their website entitled "Ongoing Lawsuits".<ref>[https://ffrf.org/legal/challenges/ongoing-lawsuits Ongoing Lawsuits - Legal - Freedom From Religion Foundation]</ref> The [[American Atheists]] has a webpage on their website entitled "Legal sucesses".<ref>[https://www.atheists.org/legal/legal-successes/ Legal sucesses - American Atheists]</ref> The [[Center for Inquiry]] engaged in lawsuits related to faith based initiatives concerning prison ministry.<ref name=OS2011 >{{cite web |url= http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-04-20/news/os-blaine-amendment-religious-schools20110420_1_florida-voters-church-and-state-state-constitution
      |title= Bill asks voters to OK taxpayer funding of religious institutions

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 == Atheist, lawsuits and restrictions to religious freedom ==
-''See also:'' [[Atheist lawsuits and restrictions to religious freedom]] and [[Atheist lawsuits]] and [[Atheists and conflict resolution]]
+''See also:'' [[Atheist lawsuits and restrictions to religious freedom]] and [[Atheists and conflict resolution]]
 [[Atheist organizations]] in the [[Western World]] are litigious. Often they use ligitation to restrict the degree of [[religious freedom]] in a society.

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 American [[liberals]] have attempted to use the so-called [[Fairness Doctrine]] and political correctness in order to silence conservative viewpoints. These ideologically-motivated attempts to limit free speech are in direct violation of the First Amendment, specifically, and, by extension, the entire U.S. [[Constitution]].
 Many liberals also believe in "hate speech" laws, which allow the government to silence "offensive" views, including criticism of the homosexual agenda, "racist" speech (often defined broadly to include opposition to mass immigration) and "Islamophobia."
 ==References==

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		+	[[File:Reagan-at-durenberger-rally.jpg\|thumbnail\|right\|200px\|[[Ronald Reagan]] ]]
	{{cquote\|'''To those who cite the First Amendment as reason for excluding God from more and more of our institutions and everyday life, may I just say: ''The First Amendment of the Constitution was not written to protect the people of this country from religious values; it was written to protect religious values from government tyranny.'' --- [[Ronald Reagan]]'''}}		{{cquote\|'''To those who cite the First Amendment as reason for excluding God from more and more of our institutions and everyday life, may I just say: ''The First Amendment of the Constitution was not written to protect the people of this country from religious values; it was written to protect religious values from government tyranny.'' --- [[Ronald Reagan]]'''}}