Religious Freedom and Government

You want religious freedom?  Well, if you live in America, technically, you’ve got it.

Your religious freedom, however, DOES NOT in any way, shape, or form give you the right to impose YOUR views on the rest of us.

Because you see – I have religious freedom, too.

You are free to practice any religion you want – Christianity in its many forms, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Scientology, Paganism, Shintoism, Satanism, Hinduism…there are many, many and more to choose from.  OR – you are free to practice NO RELIGION AT ALL.  That’s one of the beauties of this nation we live in – we have it all, we can do it all.

But for some reason, there is this absurd push among government forces to take their religious views and throw them onto everyone else.  Whether the issue is about birth control, abortion, gay marriage, or what-have-you – there are people in power who have strong opinions on these topics – and they are attacking them, and trying to control them.

There was put in the constitution a separation of church and state which is being eroded more and more every year.  The various religious zealots in power have a lot of money, and they are LOUD – and they gain more and more traction all the time.

Those of us who do not hold such strong views, and believe that there are freedoms which religion should not dictate in our government policy are, realistically, IN THE MAJORITY.

You may disagree with me.  You have your own morals, your own views.  Pro-life, pro-choice, pro-gay-marriage or not – you are entitled to your opinion.  The federal government, however, should not be dictating policy based on ANY ONE morality or religious viewpoint.  PERIOD.

Women should not have their health and welfare dictated by men.  Period.  Women should be free to choose to take birth control, terminate unwanted pregnancies, or have any other procedure or take any medications THEY want, because IT IS THEIR BODIES, AND THEIR RIGHTS.  PERIOD.  Why in 2012 is this even up for debate?

If a man loves a man, or a woman loves a woman, and they want to marry – IT IS THEIR RIGHT.  This is a civil rights matter, my friends – this is women’s suffrage and the rights of black people to have the same things as white people all over again.  All kinds of people who should not get married can and do – and they marry over and over and divorce again and again – so what makes them any more special than same sex couples that wish to marry?  This is a private matter, NOT a government one!

The current debates in our government are intolerable – and that’s ironic, since tolerance is part of the issue at hand.  But while we can place the blame on the government, the blame actually lies with US – because WE put these people in power.

So – REMEMBER THIS:  Those in power, making these unbelievably biased, misogynistic, homophobic, rights violating decisions are in power because WE PUT THEM THERE.

REMEMBER THIS, because come November, we need to REMOVE THEM and place the power in more reasonable hands.

Don’t keep watching to see what rights will be taken from you or denied next – TAKE ACTION.  PAY ATTENTION.  Stop the backwards slide and inaction of our government, and let’s TAKE BACK WHAT IS OURS.

Think about it.  Please.