No. I'm for the right of communities to suppress practices that go against their social system, subject to the higher law of God. Religious freedom is a bad principle.
I'm not sure what you're going on about.
USA is not a theocracy.
Move to Saudia Arabia...they do theocracy well.
No one cares about your sky dad, dude. You want to make out with Jesus, do it in your own time.
Were they posted with the OP? I must have missed them.
If the good people of Kennasaw wish to exclude Islamic worship, that is their right.
If the good people of Kennasaw wish to exclude Islamic worship, that is their right.
No, it is not
I don't think you're familiar with this document we call the United States Constitution.
Thanks!Congratulations, you've managed to be a worse poster than the person you're insulting.
lmfaoYes it is.
I'm familiar with it. I'd point out it actually doesn't say anything like that a local government should treat all religions equally, but even if it did, the principles of sound government should prevail over it.
This is an infringement on religious freedom. I don't see a rational reason why their request should be denied given the information presented.
The people express concern over Sharia Law being established in their neighborhood. Even you would bitch about that.
Georgia town bans mosque in controversial vote
On the surface I would agree with those who view the rejection as counter to religious freedom. But let me remind the liberals how frequently they talk about the constitution being obsolete in the 21st century. In other words don't tread on the freedoms I like, just those that are inconvenient.
Rethinking the 17th Amendment
A number of Republican politicians and conservative commentators are calling for repeal of the 17th Amendment. Ratified in 1913, it gave voters the power to elect U.S. senators directly.
For some reason a bit of Googling brings up a couple of conservative efforts to repeal Amendments they don't care for
Changing the 14th Amendment 'worth considering' Boehner says
Yes it is.
I'm familiar with it. I'd point out it actually doesn't say anything like that a local government should treat all religions equally, but even if it did, the principles of sound government should prevail over it.
Congress' power under § 5, however, extends only to "enforc[ing]" the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court has described this power as "remedial." The design of the Amendment and the text of § 5 are inconsistent with the suggestion that Congress has the power to decree the substance of the Fourteenth Amendment's restrictions on the States. Legislation which alters the meaning of the Free Exercise Clause cannot be said to be enforcing the Clause. Congress does not enforce a constitutional right by changing what the right is. It has been given the power "to enforce," not the power to determine what constitutes a constitutional violation. Were it not so, what Congress would be enforcing would no longer be, in any meaningful sense, the "provisions of [the Fourteenth Amendment]."
You might wish to do a bit of reading about "religious freedom" cases decided by the SCOTUS, perhaps the most relevant to your claim would be City of Boerne v. Flores, 521 U.S. 507 (1997)
That X is the current law here does not make X right.
You really should read a bit about the case I cited.
I guess in the town center there is also no day care where parents are in and out at all hours, no tobacco or liquor stores where people are in and out all day, no restaurants where you get rushes multiples times during the day, or really any kind of business that might expect people coming and going and might disturb the silent other businesses who have no customers.
This is still another instance that shows us those who hate and fear the 'others' because they believe they know all that is necessary about those 'others'. An extremely observant Muslim doesn't need a mosque in which to pray, nor does that person need an imam to follow Shariah law. As with Christianity there are many sects within Islam, ranging from the extremists of al Qaeda and ISIL to the far more moderate Nizari Ismaili sect led by the Aga Khan. It is the extremists and their atrocities who get all the publicity but the vast majority of Muslims are like the vast majority of Christians.
A bit off topic but an illustration of the political scene in Kennesaw Georgia is the town ordinance that was passed a few years ago: Georgia Town's New Law Says You Must Have a Gun - ABC News
I don't think you're familiar with this document we call the United States Constitution.
You need to understand that the constitution only restricts the activities of the federal government. State and local constitutions would do the same for state and local governments. You may want to read those constitutions to determine whether or not the people in Kennesaw are doing something constitutional. Personally I have no idea. I just know that the U.S. constitution has nothing to do with the issue.
Kennesaw City Council Minutes download site As I post, the minutes for the mosque discussion have not been posted.
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