Freedom=Slavery followup

Well, sure enough.

Apparently the first words of the Bill of Rights -- "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;" -- are something lost in Kansas Rep. Jim Ryun.

He's consponsored a Constitutional Amendment that is the very antithesis of the First Amendment.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States protecting religious freedom.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification, and is intended to include protection of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, the display of the Ten Commandments, and voluntary school prayer:

`Article --

` To secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience:

`The people retain the right to pray and to recognize their religious beliefs, heritage, and traditions on public property, including schools.

`The United States and the States shall not establish any official religion nor require any person to join in prayer or religious activity.'.

Anyway, it's pretty obvious that the purpose of this amendment is not to further strengthen religious freedom, but to have the Constitution sanction Christianity. You cannot simultaneously protect religious freedom and specifically name the Ten Commandments as being protected.

Shame on you Jim.