First Amendment Paper
First Amendment Paper
First Amendment Paper
Theres many ways to prove that the war against Christianity and God that the
new Americas Left is carrying on has no foundation on this First Amendment or in any
early American document. The same man who wrote the 1786 Virginia Statute for
Religious Freedom, Thomas Jefferson, used the expression Creator, meaning God, in
his even more famous document, the Declaration of Independence. While such thing
would not be acceptable to many people today, it was perfectly normal to those
politicians who voted for the First Amendment when the Constitution was adopted a
handful of years later. The simple reason is that while they believed that Government
had to stay out of religion, they did not want religion to stay out of Government. They
were religious people and believed that freedom without the virtue that Christian
teaching and values give is not durable. Yet, many people do not want to see this point.
The next sentence in the Amendment was created to defend, as mentioned at
the beginning of this paper, the right of all americans to express their personal opinions
and views, no matter how different, heterodox or against the status quo they may be,
without any force by the Government to stop so. That means that, while if you're in
somebodys property you have to respect their rules, Government shall make no Law
against your freedom of speech. Sadly, this basic freedom is under attack in America.
Not only by the Big Government that threats every opinion not shared by the Masters,
but also by a new generation of brainwashed-by-political-correctness that doesnt
respect nor appreciate the process of discussing and to exchange ideas.
The movement Black Lives Matter, very powerful in many universities and inner
cities, has been caught shutting down events, rallies, speeches, etc. just because the
people carrying them on were from a different race. Of course, the Bill of Rights protects
citizens from Government, but following Benjamin Franklins quote A Republic, if you
can keep it, a society that doesnt believe in the freedoms of America is condemned to
failure. A return to the basic liberties that made this country great is obviously needed,
and one of the foundations of the return to prosperity is adopting once again the flag of
freedom of speech.
Not only Black Lives Matter but other radical leftists groups (feminists,
environmentalists, etc) like to shut down people that do not agree with them. The United
States government has been threatening for years the basic freedoms stated in the Bill
of Rights. Through nonsense policies like Free Speech Zones, the right of americans
to disagree with the State is under attack, if it still exists at all. Again, Franklins quote is
there to remind us that while our rights are written in the Constitution, its the Peoples
right to keep them alive for themselves and the next generations.
An America without the First Amendment would not be America. The light of
freedom was shining in 1791 when it was passed, and it is critical that it shines again. It
will take a lot of effort to fight back those who want religion out of society, or those who
dont want to listen to other peoples opinions, but it is absolutely worth the sacrifice.
The rights stated in the first ten Amendments to the Constitution are not men-given and
should not be taken away by mankind. They come from God and every human who is
born is entitled with them. It is, then, our duty to protect them.