Juanita
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Re: On gay marriage, America's house may not stay divided for long
It definitely is limited tho..and cannot interfere with the peace of the state... Meaning it's laws and stability....Another words, you have the right to believe anything that you want to believe as long as it does not interfere with the rights of others..
Good evening Juanita, the right of conscience is protected under the First Amendment under freedom of religion.
James Madison the author of the Constitution spoke of matters of conscience and religion not merely as toleration but as fundamental, natural rights. You will often find the State Constitutions throughout this country echoing those thoughts and will find the words "religious conscience" or "right of conscience" included in their constitution. A good example of this is in The Virginia Declaration of Rights that was initially drafted to guarantee "fullest toleration" of religion; but Madison amended it and when it passed, it provided that "all men are entitled to the full and free exercise of [religion] according to the dictates of conscience." Madison's Memorial and Remonstrance expressed the language of rights, not toleration: "The equal right of every citizen to the free exercise of his Religion according to the dictates of conscience is held by the same tenure with all our other rights. He explained:
The Religion then of every man must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man; and it is the right of every man to exercise it as these may dictate. . . . It is the duty of every man to render to the Creator such homage, and such only, as he believes to be acceptable to him.
Once upon a time in this country through civics education a person didn't have to ask what right of conscience meant for they were taught the meaning of religious freedoms which includes the right of conscience in grade school. Not anymore.
It definitely is limited tho..and cannot interfere with the peace of the state... Meaning it's laws and stability....Another words, you have the right to believe anything that you want to believe as long as it does not interfere with the rights of others..