As free citizens, everyone has the right to privacy, “the right to refuse allegiance to, and to resist, the government,” when the individual knows it is wrong (ON). Religion gives people the reasons and morals to know right from wrong, so it provides guidelines as to when it is correct to make a decision and when not to. Amendment 1, specifically freedom of speech, allows people the ability to form unique thoughts, speak the truth of the mind, and debate with others to form additional perspectives and point of views. People shouldn’t be haunted by the idea of being “punished with death and confiscation or forfeiture of all his or her lands and goods” because as free citizens, people have the right to be open about one’s thoughts and beliefs (“The). The promise of death hindered people’s rights to speak openly, as if a magic potion was sprinkled on each individual to cease communication
As free citizens, everyone has the right to privacy, “the right to refuse allegiance to, and to resist, the government,” when the individual knows it is wrong (ON). Religion gives people the reasons and morals to know right from wrong, so it provides guidelines as to when it is correct to make a decision and when not to. Amendment 1, specifically freedom of speech, allows people the ability to form unique thoughts, speak the truth of the mind, and debate with others to form additional perspectives and point of views. People shouldn’t be haunted by the idea of being “punished with death and confiscation or forfeiture of all his or her lands and goods” because as free citizens, people have the right to be open about one’s thoughts and beliefs (“The). The promise of death hindered people’s rights to speak openly, as if a magic potion was sprinkled on each individual to cease communication