Arson & First Amendment Infringements
Imagine someone so deranged and ALSO so illiterate as to burn down a church and leave an ill-written message labeling church-goers as “hypokrits (sp)?
Well, we don’t have to imagine it anymore. It happened right here in the good old US of A.
An obviously uneducated criminal apparently regards HIS or HER opinion as supreme, illegally foisting it on other people who disagree. And, holds his or her uneducated opinion as more powerful and just than our own US Constitution.
Now anyone can make a typo. We’ve all done it. Auto-correct has made many of us look and feel like idiots. But not just anyone would burn down a church. That takes a special kind of stupid, and evil. And I’m pretty sure “autocorrect” wasn’t involved in this criminal idiocy.
I suppose derangement and being seriously uneducated can sometimes go hand in hand.
Our First Amendment makes it abundantly clear when it comes to governments making laws regarding religion and the people’s right to assemble peacefully. The Constitution was written to restrain government from making certain types of laws in order to guarantee our freedoms. It was written as a contract with the American people who are the rightful masters of their own lives, since governments typically attempt to overstep their authority from time to time. The Constitution itself gives us redress to push right back and put the government back in its place: to serve, not rule, the American people.
“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.”
In plain English: The government has no power—NONE—to make a law respecting (or in the case of this pandemic: disrespecting) religion, or to stop a peaceful gathering of people. Many in power have done so anyway, violating our Constitutional rights and freedoms.
Personally, I have no interest in being part of any large gathering during a pandemic. I don’t feel it’s wise. Some of us can live-stream our church services, even though it’s not the same as being there in person to celebrate our love for God. Some can’t. But the point is, our Constitution guarantees us that the government has no power in this matter.
To those who do wish to attend church? It’s their decision. The US Constitution guarantees it, regardless of what the typically leftist 9th Circuit Court says.
If my neighbor attends church, while I feel too uncomfortable or unsafe to do so during a pandemic, all I need do is sit my butt at home, wear my mask and gloves in public, wash my hands frequently, and keep at least 6’ away from others. You know the drill. It’s the one most of us are practicing anyway.
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