Sunday, August 22, 2010

Obama's mosque moment frustrates Dems

Source:
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=92C8F152-18FE-70B2-A878F4F33C430FFC

Constitutional Connection:
Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Press
        Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble.

Explanation of Connection:
     President Obama is supporting the Park51 community center in Manhattan.  President Obama told Muslim leaders at the White House that he was supporting the community center because organizers " have the same rights to practice their religion as anyone else in this country." Some democrats were annoyed by this.
     This article demonstrates the first amendment because it shows freedom of religion. If president Obama said no to building the mosque that would go against the constitution.  Religion should be practiced freely by anyone who wants to.
     I would hate to live in a country where the government controls the religion and who, when, and where you are allowed to practice it.  This article is interesting because we do not live in a country where your religion is controlled by the government, but the Park 51 project showed us that the government does have the power to do just that.

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