The First Amendment, which guarantees the free exercise of religion, is a broad tenet which provides individuals with the inherent right to lead a life of faith and to act in a manner that faith prescribes and abstain from behaviors that faith prohibits. The freedom to live according to the dictates of one’s own conscience comes with the obligation to protect that freedom for oneself and all other individuals. Classical liberalism holds that individuals have inherent rights that are inalienable and derived from a source beyond nature and society, to his life, liberty, and property. Our Founding Fathers created the fundamental freedom of religion as a means to ensure religious liberty for all people and faiths, leaving the choice of faith in
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Religion, which creates harmony through peaceful coexistence, can be beneficial when individuals in society hold the same beliefs, but can be defective if people differ (Alzate 222). The freedom of religion, which consists of the choice to not practice a religion, creates this divide in society as the beliefs of those practicing a religion greatly contrast with those who do not practice a religion. If a community steers clear from religious principles, it can produce a political downfall of society as it creates a divide among the people (Alzate 227). This divide creates conflict between people’s beliefs and ideas as there is no framework by which people should follow. Conflict, as a result, prevents people from creating a religious society. When there is people acting in sinful nature or who are living based upon man made laws, it prevents people from creating a religious society that is grounded upon similar laws and standards (Henderson 55). By having the right to live while relying upon the conscience of the mind leads people to gratify the desires of the flesh and immerse themselves in evil conduct. Individuals believe they can distinguish between good and bad as God does; preserving religious doctrines, however, as oppose to people’s self-interests and desires, will establish a framework for moral behavior and …show more content…
Evil can be removed by society’s actions and the government’s actions as society and the government are the ones to influence the growth of evil (Brownson 229). When society or the government becomes more accepting of certain practices that are against the will of God, individuals begin to follow the majority of people and start to steer away from the principles that they believe in (God’s law) and gradually become more tolerant and accepting of what the majority is accepting of. Such influence from the majority results in confusion among people who are religious, as those of the majority disregard the standards or God driven laws, creating a distraction from the biblical foundations of this country. While many who are religious still sin, religion induces people to moral behavior when they see that others are attached to religion as well. When a government bases its principles on God’s law, it unites society together and encourages everyone to act similarly to those around them (Alzate 229). In a society which consists of a mixture of religious and secular people, those who are nonreligious are not following religious doctrines, but rather man made laws, causing people to act in immoral behavior, as principles they follow are according to their own desires and contrasting with God’s law. Individuals acting in good faith
Religion, which creates harmony through peaceful coexistence, can be beneficial when individuals in society hold the same beliefs, but can be defective if people differ (Alzate 222). The freedom of religion, which consists of the choice to not practice a religion, creates this divide in society as the beliefs of those practicing a religion greatly contrast with those who do not practice a religion. If a community steers clear from religious principles, it can produce a political downfall of society as it creates a divide among the people (Alzate 227). This divide creates conflict between people’s beliefs and ideas as there is no framework by which people should follow. Conflict, as a result, prevents people from creating a religious society. When there is people acting in sinful nature or who are living based upon man made laws, it prevents people from creating a religious society that is grounded upon similar laws and standards (Henderson 55). By having the right to live while relying upon the conscience of the mind leads people to gratify the desires of the flesh and immerse themselves in evil conduct. Individuals believe they can distinguish between good and bad as God does; preserving religious doctrines, however, as oppose to people’s self-interests and desires, will establish a framework for moral behavior and …show more content…
Evil can be removed by society’s actions and the government’s actions as society and the government are the ones to influence the growth of evil (Brownson 229). When society or the government becomes more accepting of certain practices that are against the will of God, individuals begin to follow the majority of people and start to steer away from the principles that they believe in (God’s law) and gradually become more tolerant and accepting of what the majority is accepting of. Such influence from the majority results in confusion among people who are religious, as those of the majority disregard the standards or God driven laws, creating a distraction from the biblical foundations of this country. While many who are religious still sin, religion induces people to moral behavior when they see that others are attached to religion as well. When a government bases its principles on God’s law, it unites society together and encourages everyone to act similarly to those around them (Alzate 229). In a society which consists of a mixture of religious and secular people, those who are nonreligious are not following religious doctrines, but rather man made laws, causing people to act in immoral behavior, as principles they follow are according to their own desires and contrasting with God’s law. Individuals acting in good faith