Freedom of Religion or Child Abuse

Freedom of Religion or Mistreatment. February 10, 2001

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,100175,00.html

First Amendment, Freedom of Religion, Bill of Rights, Clause 1

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"

Many people practice healing by prayer everyday, even if the patient is about to die. Many people do this because they believe prayer helps more than going to the hospital. It may seem unfair to the patient, especially if the patient is a young child. There have been many cases where parents would pray for help instead of taking their child to a nearby hospital and most likely, the child will die. The law has tried to find ways to go around this religious practice and they did in a handful of states.

This article reasonably demonstrates the First Amendment of the United States. Congress shall make no law against an establishment of religion. This article demonstrates freedom of religion because practices in religion can be wrong to others, but it is sacred to the people who practice it. The government may be able to stop some of the practices, but they cannot disassemble the religion itself.

The world would not probably be the same if people did not practice religion. Some religions do keep peace in the world to some. This article is interesting because it shows that the freedom of religion is not always right to some people because people can cause a big controversy because of the practices they do in their religion. It also interesting that some states do not allow prayer over medical attention because that practice is christian and America is a christian country.