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Humanists of Colorado Message Board › Attempt to weaken church/state separation in Louisiana
| Greg R. | |
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There is a proposed amendment to the Louisiana state constitution:
Section 8 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution, like the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, says, “No law shall be enacted respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Section 8 protects Louisiana citizens’ religious freedom just as the First Amendment does. The amendment would add this: The free exercise of religion shall include the right of every person to freely express his sincerely held religious belief and to engage in or refrain from activity based on a sincerely held religious belief. As Barbara Forrest points out: One can easily envision (1) a creationist teacher using this amendment to “engage in” bringing her “sincerely held religious beliefs” into her classroom and (2) a health-care provider using it to “refrain from” providing necessary services to a patient. Full story here. |