Quote Originally Posted by Iyaman
I think its just plain wrong to try and use something like religion in court. I am an atheist so its actualy annoys me that people could try use something so ill founded to their defence.
Ill-founded? Religion has been a founding legal principle in this country since the very beginning. The 1st amendment establishes the right for people to freely practice their own religion. Atheism is even a protected belief system. The government is not allowed to deny atheists the right to vote, etc. just because of their religious belief that there is definitely no God.

What department of a college would you take a course on atheism in? What section of a bookstore would you find a book about it in? That's right... the "religion" section. To say there is no God is to make a religious statement... a statement about religions.

I'm not trying to convert anyone and I'm not trying to get the government to promote my religion over atheism or any other belief system. I'm asking that my own religious beliefs and personal rights be respected, and that everyone's religious beliefs (even the belief that there is no God) be respected. That is all. People should be able to practice what they believe, in a personal way. You should have the right to sit in your home and talk about how there is no God. I should have the right to sit in my own home and smoke weed if that is how I commune with and think about God.
jsn9333 Reviewed by jsn9333 on . Religious Use Defense Fails, Even With "ID Card" The "THC Ministry: The Hawaii Cannabis Ministry" provides members with ID cards to show police and religious "tags" to put on your stash, plants etc. They claim, "cultivation and enjoyment of Cannabis sacrament is a fundamental human right provided by God and protected by the first Amendment of the U.S. Constitution." While I agree with them, sadly most court systems in the U.S do not. And in the end, it is the opinion of the Court that matters I am a law student in North Carolina, so Rating: 5