Entry 4: 1st Amendment

Source: Obama defends handling of pastor.September 10, 2010.
             http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/41978.html

Constitutional Connection: 1st Amendment
" Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of
the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of
grievances."

Explanation of Connection:

    During the conversation originally about a pastor burning Qurans, Obama defended his
position on the mosque project in lower Manhattan near ground zero. He feels that the
developers have the right to build a mosque if they want to. Obama stated," “One of those
inalienable rights is to practice their religion freely ... and what those rights mean is that if
you could build a church on a site, a synagogue on a site, a Hindu temple on the site, then
you should be able to build a mosque on the site.” He believes that the mosque is essential
to this countryand is a positive impact because Americam muslims are a pate of this country
and should be treated as such. That is for American Muslims in the U.S. and fighting in the war.

    This article clearly demonstrates the 1st Amendment of the United States Constitution.
People have inalienable rights such as freedom of religion, press, speech, etc. The developers
have the right to practice their religion freely which includes building a different religious
church. People can practice christianity, budism,judism, and etc. Others may not want them to
build thebuilding but it makes a statement that American Muslims are a part of this country and
the same rights we have apply to them such as freedom of religion.

    I feel that no person shouldn't be pressured to worship a religion that they don't agree
with. If a person feels comfort or stability in another religion, why not worship it. If you
know others will worship it and if you have the money, why not build a building for it's
practice. I feel that it's okay for developers to build a mosque.