First Freedom First trailer

The founders of our nation believed that all Americans should have the right to worship according to their own beliefs, or not to worship at all. So strong was their commitment to religious freedom that they enshrined it in the first sentence of the Bill of Rights.

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."

This constitutional guarantee is often known as the "first freedom."

Religion is a deeply personal matter. Americans must be free to practice their religion without coercion. Government exists to provide for the general well-being of all people, and its workings must be independent of specific religious doctrines. Simply put, there must be a separation of church and state.

If we do not stand together as a nation, we stand to lose this fundamental freedom.


Go to http://www.firstfreedomfirst.org/ to learn more!

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[twpugh]

What happens at 4:30 is ridiculous.

Now, I could be wrong -- but a democracy is equivalent to mob rule.  Whatever the majority wants, they get. We're supposed to have a constitutionally limited republic, and that's what (supposedly) keeps a (religious/not religious) majority from oppressing a minority.

You can't "love democracy" and then say that a religious majority can't use government to push their views.

[Merryjest]

That's why we aren't a democracy, we're a republic. The republic structure is meant to mitigate the tyranny of the majority over the rights of a minority. It doesn't always work, unfortunately, specially in these days of political demagoguery.

[lilannan]

"Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner." - Benjamin Franklin

[adobster]

I agree that it is conceited, but I think that Secularism is seriously under attack in the United States. We can't win, under attack abroad from Islamic radicals while being sabotaged at home by Christian radicals.

[debusen81]

Good message...terrible music.

[DrxSlump]

Yeah, like North America is the only place where you have the right to believe or not. Total lack of education.

[apollodionysus7]

I first thought: oh, a goody goody commercial for something. But I was moved and I love it. YES!!

[bluefireiceeyes]

there's the pot calling the kettle black. who's making assumptions? I made that assumption b/c you quote chick verbatim. are there other loons out there who say the exact same thing as him too? whatever, dude. you're in the same category with Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort-so pathetic you don't even warrant an answer. people like you have caused the books that Dawkins and Harris have written

[matheis]

Stop makeing ASSumptions you are makeing a ass of yourself

[bluefireiceeyes]

good to see you make such mature arguments. lol. wow, a chick fan! I didn't think anyone actually listened to that loon........