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Freedom of Worship vs Freedom of Religion
Obama Moves away from 'Freedom of Religion' toward 'Freedom of Worship'?
http://catholic.org/national/national_s ... 390&page=1
Why “Freedom of Worship” Is Not Enough
First Things – Feb 22, 2010
by Ashley Samelson…
Recently, both President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have been caught using the phrase “freedom of worship” in prominent speeches,
rather than the “freedom of religion” the President called for in Cairo.
If the swap-out occurred only once or twice, one might appropriately conclude it was merely a rhetorical accident. However, both the President and his
Secretary of State have now replaced “freedom of religion” with “freedom of worship” too many times to seem inadvertent…
To anyone who closely follows prominent discussion of religious freedom in the diplomatic and political arena, this linguistic shift is troubling.
The reason is simple. Any person of faith knows that religious exercise is about a lot more than freedom of worship. It’s about the right to dress
according to one’s religious dictates, to preach openly, to evangelize, to engage in the public square. Everyone knows that religious Jews keep
kosher, religious Quakers don’t go to war, and religious Muslim women wear headscarves—yet “freedom of worship” would protect none of these acts of
faith.
Those who would limit religious practice to the cathedral and the home are the very same people who would strip the public square of any religious
presence. They are working to tear down roadside memorial crosses built to commemorate fallen state troopers in Utah, to strip “Under God” from the
Pledge of Allegiance, and they recently stopped a protester from entering an art gallery because she wore a pro-life pin…
This early, one is left only with conjectures as to why “freedom of worship” seems to be the favored phraseology of this administration when
discussing religion of late. It could just be sloppy work coming out of someone’s press office. But rhetoric matters—particularly when one is the
leader of the free world. In Secretary Clinton’s Georgetown address she said, “Freedom doesn’t come in half measures.” The Obama administration should
heed its own words when it comes to religious freedom.
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/ ... not-enough
The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders.... because they did not receive the love
of the truth, that they might be saved." 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10
Christ said; "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6
Christ did not die to make bad men good; He died to make dead men live.
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And another one . . .
Culture|Sun, Jul. 18 2010 11:23 PM EDT
'End Times' Authors Warn of Potential Threat to Religious Freedom in U.S.
By Kevin P. Donovan|Christian Post Reporter
Text G-bookmarksLiveTechnorati"End Times" authors Tim LaHaye and Craig Parshall say the Obama administration may be killing religious freedom by
redefinition.
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Redefining the First Freedom
Freedom of Religion at Stake
In a statement posted on their website this past week, the co-authors of the political thriller Edge of Apocalypse claim there is a shadow growing
over religious freedom in America.
"We are talking about the Obama Administration’s subtle, but apparently deliberate use of a language-sleight-of-hand, substituting the phrase
'freedom of worship' for 'freedom of religion,'" they wrote this past Tuesday.
According to the fiction series authors, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have "consistently" used the new phrase in several
speeches in recent months
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100718/end-times-authors-warn-of-potential-threat-to-religious-freedom/index.html
The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders.... because they did not receive the love
of the truth, that they might be saved." 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10
Christ said; "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6
Christ did not die to make bad men good; He died to make dead men live.
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Why is it important to maintain Freedom of Religion as opposed to Freedom of Worship?
Consider this;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Exercise_Clause
The Free Exercise Clause is the accompanying clause with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
The Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause together read:
“ Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof... ”
In 1878, the Supreme Court was first called to interpret the extent of the Free Exercise Clause in Reynolds v. United States, as related to the
prosecution of polygamy under federal law. The Supreme Court upheld Mr. Reynolds' conviction for bigamy, deciding that to do otherwise would provide
constitutional protection for a gamut of religious beliefs, including those as extreme as human sacrifice.
The Court said (at page 162): "Congress cannot pass a law for the government of the Territory which shall prohibit the free exercise of religion.
The first amendment to the Constitution expressly forbids such legislation."
Of federal territorial laws, the Court said:
"Laws are made for the government of actions, and while they cannot interfere with mere religious beliefs and opinions, they may with practices."
The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders.... because they did not receive the love
of the truth, that they might be saved." 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10
Christ said; "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6
Christ did not die to make bad men good; He died to make dead men live.
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