Freedom of Religion

First Ammendment of the Constitution: Congress shall make no law respecting the 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, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Consider Webster's Definition of Religion:

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈli-jən\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English religioun, from Anglo-French religiun, Latin religion-, religio supernatural constraint, sanction, religious practice, perhaps from religare to restrain, tie back — more at rely
Date: 13th century
1 a : the state of a religious b (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance2 : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices3 archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith

Scrupulous Conformity?

A cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith?

Service and worship of God or the supernatural?

We have an established State Religion NOW and I believe we should vigorously enforce the First Ammendment to restore proper balance and take this religion out of Government.

Our new state religion has the following traits that indistinguish it from other religions:

1. Service and worship of God or the Supernatural.

In our new state religion, Atheism, the Earth and "tolerance" are the new Gods. It is perfectly OK to subject children to the state belief that all moral thoughts and rules are "arbitrary" and that traditional morality is "relative" but it is not OK to have anyone express faith in an actual God. The new God for this movement is the earth itself. The new saints are man and his ultimate superiority. This view is no more "provable" than any other religion and requires the same amount of faith as would traditional Christianity, Judaism or Islam. That being the case, why is it exempted?

2. Religions define SIN and SINNERS: Our new state religion has just as strong and rigid sense of sin as the most ardent old-school Catholic would. Intolerance for other beliefs will not be tolerated in this new religion. This is ironic is it not? If you hold the belief that your religion is superior to other religions that is NOT to be tolerated. Tolerationism is the most intolerant of all. Instead of traditional sins like adultry our new sins are:

1. Hurting others feelings by not saying all ideas are equal

2. Eating high fat food

3. Smoking

4. Trans-fats

5. driving SUVs

6. Using plastic bags

7. Driving cars generally

8. Not exercising

9. Not being racist, and by this I mean not actively wanting to promote minority races over other races. If you wish to just have everyone subjected to the same rules regardless of race, than that is ironically, racist.

10. Capitalism

This new religion even has adopted some of the aspects of the Medieval Church by installing "indulgences" such as Carbon Credits and Sensitivity Training.

I think the reason that our new state religion is not removed from official sanction is because noone has "named" it yet. I think the first step we need to take is to name this religion, and then we can make sure it goes back to it's proper place in society and not officially imposed on all of us.

Some ideas are:

Gorist

Reformed Tolerationist

Earthism

Greenopian

I think the first ammendment should also apply to our new state religion of Radical Fundamentalist Gorist Reformed Tolerationist Earthism Greenopian

Down with the green Pope Al Gore!