The thing that I believe needs lamenting, is the fact that Americans are not accepting of religions different from their own. A jeremiad I would write for today’s Americans would warn against unequal constitutional rights. Our first right guaranteed in the first article of the Bill of Rights, is the right to freedom of religion. The basic idea of freedom of religion is that no one is allowed to force religion on anyone else or prohibit anyone from practicing a religion.
Recently, there have been many Americans protesting the Islamic community center being built near Ground Zero. Because this issue of freedom of religion is so prevalent in the media right now and I think it’s important to bring Americans back to the basic principles of the nation. The fact that some Americans don’t think the center should be built is ridiculous. Associating anyone who is Muslim as a terrorist is ignorant and not allowing them to build it would be completely ignoring the Constitution. It is our civil right to practice, accept or reject any religion or religious idea. Americans need to be proud of this and feel unity as a nation even with all the numerous religious ideas. Americans need to put aside religious differences and work together for mutual prosperity.
Katie, Don't say that "the fact that some Americans don't think the center should be built is ridiculous." Remember you have to show people how to be tolerant, and denigrating people's ideas as ridiculous just puts them off. Think about your language.
Katie, Don't say that "the fact that some Americans don't think the center should be built is ridiculous." Remember you have to show people how to be tolerant, and denigrating people's ideas as ridiculous just puts them off. Think about your language.
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