Former West Point Cadet May Challenge “Cadet’s Prayer”
A former West Point Cadet may challenge that the “Cadet’s Prayer” at West Point violates the Establishment Clause.
Religious Freedom and the Founding of Our Nation
“Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” On March 4, 1789, those words became the supreme law of this land and the world was changed forever—for the better. For the first time in history a nation recognized, in the strongest way possible, the God-given right to freedom of religion. Almost over night, the United States of America became that shining city on hill—a place where oppressed people from all over the world came for refuge. It would be safe to say that without freedom of religion, there would be no United Sates of America. As Americans we enjoy a number of God-given rights, but without the first amendment freedom to choose to follow or not follow God as we see fit—without that freedom—none of our other rights matter very much.
Rally Opponents Use Faulty Logic
An atheist group called American Atheists released a statement to the press today in opposition to tomorrow’s religious freedom rally.
Among the arguments made in the statement was the notion that religious liberty is only guaranteed to the individual, not to organizations like churches. Well, that logic is faulty. Here’s why: