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Old 01-05-2005, 06:25 PM
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The government can decide what stores are open on what days, i.e. liquor stores. It can step in in religious conflict. It has guidelines for religion in school and other public places. Can it eventually prohibit religion altoghether?
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Old 01-05-2005, 06:33 PM
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No.

The bill of rights says...

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;...."
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Old 01-05-2005, 06:41 PM
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The government can decide what stores are open on what days, i.e. liquor stores. It can step in in religious conflict. It has guidelines for religion in school and other public places. Can it eventually prohibit religion altoghether?
Read the First Amendment
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It sure makes you wonder when on a local level in Philidelphia 4 christians are facing 47 years in prison and $90,000.00 in fines for preaching the gospel on a public sidewalk. Where does the First Ammendment right come into play in this inncident? They were charged with 8 crimes, including 3 felonies. This was reported by One Million Moms.com...Bill O'Reilly reported on the situation on Fox News Channel.


Makes you wonder just what goes on on the streets of the good old U.S.of A. doesn't it? I don't agree with preaching on the streets but isn't that a form of government involvment?
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It sure makes you wonder when on a local level in Philidelphia 4 christians are facing 47 years in prison and $90,000.00 in fines for preaching the gospel on a public sidewalk. Where does the First Ammendment right come into play in this inncident? They were charged with 8 crimes, including 3 felonies. This was reported by One Million Moms.com...Bill O'Reilly reported on the situation on Fox News Channel.
I haven`t been able to find an unbiased source for this which is a bit odd in itself.

It doesn`t sound right and should be no problem to defeat in court if the sources I`ve found are correct.

However I did find that they were charged with the following..

Criminal Conspiracy, felony
Possession of Instruments of Crime, misdemeanor
Reckless Endangerment of Another Person, misdemeanor
Ethnic Intimidation, felony
Riot, felony
Failure to Disperse, misdemeanor
Disorderly Conduct, misdemeanor
Obstructing Highways, misdemeanor

It would appear they were blocking the right of way into a private business.
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Protesting homosexuals.

If I could get a good source for what they actually did or said I could perhaps understand it better.

Please be advised all the info I posted here came from some really extreme militant Christian sites vehemently opposed to homosexuality.
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Actually I just found a video of the whole episode.

http://www.afa.net/clp/videos/philly11.wmv

These Christians went specifically to a gay event in downtown Philly to disrupt the event.

The people who organized the event were ready with their own system for keeping them from doing so.

In the process the Christians were obstructing business in the booths leased for the event and disregarded a direct police order to move away from the event.

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Linwood...thanks for the great update on that...It's much appreciated!
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Not in this lifetime!!! I only seems that way to millitant Christians, If only they could "let go and let God." But they are convinced they are Gods army. Alas.
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Not in this lifetime!!! I only seems that way to millitant Christians, If only they could "let go and let God." But they are convinced they are Gods army. Alas.
The irony of your statement is that most of the information I found for the above arrest was found through the website for the Army Of God.
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In answer to the original question "Can the US Government prohibit religion?" - the answer is YES - but it would require a constitutional amendment.
Then, it would require the eradication of any person with half a brain that couldn't afford to emigrate from the country.

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