“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion…”
[I’m going to rant for a hot minute because (1) I can and (2) I really need to get this out of my head before I explode]
Separation of church and State is never explicitly stated in the U.S. constitution, but it’s how most people interpret the establishing line of the First Amendment (above).
And although Christianity is the leading religion in the United States, there is not a designated national religion, because it would be against the First Amendment. [Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…]
Religion does not belong in the U.S. Government. This has been people’s view since basically the founding of the country because of Government persecution in other countries like England between Catholicism and Protestantism.
Henceforth, religion shouldn’t be persuading the Supreme Court to overturn a court case and now women don’t have a say over their body and full health coverage (which is half the county’s population regardless of a woman’s opinion on this matter).
Some people might say that no one can prove the decision to overturn Roe V. Wade was religion based. And I’ll say that I have yet to hear an pro-life argument that isn’t inadvertently tied to religion (specifically Christianity).
We are seriously going back in time as a society and it’s sickening. It’s how I felt for the past few years and making a decision like this will split the country in two if it hasn’t already.
“Rome wasn’t built in a day, but it burned in one.” Many people believe that we live in the time of the U.S. Empire, bragging about how (over)powered we are and how much better we are than other countries. What most people don’t realize or remember is that most empires crumbled from conflict within, not from an outside force.
With a split country, we might just be seeing the start to the end of this nation-state.
But I’ll still use my First Amendment right -“…or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the Government for a redress of grievances”- and share my thoughts about it. I know I’m not free of consequences but if the Government is going back to 1972 then I’ll fight for my rights to not be taken like this. (Here is a link to Planned Parenthood’s Action website to help fight for abortion access)
And it’s definitely something we shouldn’t be seeing. Cause if they did this, what else will they be willing to overturn and take from their citizens?
I am so sick of this patriarchal country (and world), and the huge slap in the face that was Roe v. Wade being overturned the day after Title IV turned 50 years old (June 23).
Sincerely,
Disgusted, upset and above all disappointed
