Gov’t Homework 1st Ammendment?

Question by keeko: Gov’t homework 1st Ammendment?
2. why would a court throw out a sentence of a murderer because of the prosecutor’s biblical citation?

3. Freedom of religion often asserts that the government cannot and should not legislate morality, but do they legislate our morals? cite an example of the government legislatingmorality and your opinion of such legislation.

4. what are the views regarding governments’ role in religion of those that call themselves separationists? Do you agree or disagree with their arguments?

5. which camp do you believe yourself to be of, accomodationists or the separationists and why?

6. Regardless of where you stand on these issues what is your opinion of the following? “It is legal to hang a picute in a public exibit of a crucifix submerged in urine, but it is illegal to mention God reverently in a classroom, on a football field or at a commencement ceremony.”

7. In chief justice william renquist declared “the wall of seperation between church and state is a metaphor based on bad history.” he went on to say ” It should be frankly and explicitly abandoned.” Do you agree or disagree with renquist and what would be the effects if the courts abandoned the seperation of church and state?

8. In 1982 the supreme court declared the united states is a “Christian Country” is that what the founding Fathers believed?

9. In this article accomodationist thinkers believe religion, if brought into America’s urban schools it would strengthen efforts in the prevention of teen pregnancy and drug abuse, as well as violence. What are your views?

Best answer:

Answer by Captain Oveur
Oh, you mean we still have a 1st Amendment? i thought the Obama Admin was working to eliminate that too.

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