Call To Freedom

Through centuries people all around the world have been killed or persecuted for a voiced opinion. Countries such as china punish their people for a voiced opinion. As humans though we have the right to live free and the pursuit of happiness. I think that as humans we should all be allowed to say or believe what we want. I think this because by the First Amendment states that we can say and believe what we want. In the U.S not being able to say your mind due to persecution is a violation of the first amendment.
Now this can be overruled depending upon the situation. For example you may lose your free speech if you walk into a public establishment and start shouting “BOMB”! It is times like these when individuals temporarily lose their freedom

of speech. The same can be said in an instructing or teaching environment. An individual or student cannot approach an official or a teacher and use profanity like it doesn’t mean a thing. In a situation like this, the person can be persecuted or wronged if the words or phrases sound any way threatening or intimidating. An example of this can be if someone uses “aggressive language” or is threatening. Some people though, have found much more peaceful ways to speak their minds. A nonviolent free speech rally in the year of 1962 occurred in which A very infamous court case appeared from free speech. This case came known as “Edward vs. South Carolina” (Oyez Project). This was a case in which a group of roughly 187 African American people pursued towards South Carolina court houses. What’s the motive you ask? They were protesting against inequalities. They did so nonviolently and when threatened arrest sang peaceful and patriotic songs. They had all split into groups of fifteen and continued. They were all arrested for “Breach of the peace”. This was the only charge they had been hit with even though they did not block public roadways or businesses. (Oyez Project) On the other hand though, some people went as far as warfare and violence to get what they desired.
Our founding fathers made the amendments in order to protect our individual rights.

An example of this is how politician Thomas Paine came and wrote his famous pamphlet Common Sense (Call to Freedom). In common sense Paine wrote words of encouragement and aimed that to fight and rebel Great Britain amongst the thirteen colonies. (Call to Freedom) He was not afraid to speak his mind. I used this example because if we did not have a free speech we would not have a common good. An example of this is when American movie “The Interview” starring James Franco and Seth Rogen as two dumbfounded journalist sent to assassinate notorious North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un( SONY Entertainment) . This movie sparked a large upheaval and multiple threats from North Korea going as far as threats of laced missiles on U.S soil. A quote from North Korean news broad casting station KCNA said for the Korean government in a statement (Wikipedia the Free encyclopedia) that the government promised "stern" and "merciless" retaliation if the film were released, stating that "making and releasing a film that portrays an attack on our top-level leadership is the most blatant act of terrorism and war and will absolutely not be tolerated" (Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia). Another news site known as The Guardian said in a statement (Wikipedia The Free encyclopedia) wrote that the film premise "touched a nerve inside the regime, which takes a dim view of satirical treatment of its leaders and is

notoriously paranoid about perceived threats to their safety" and that North Korea had a "long history of sabre-rattling and of issuing harsh threats that it does not act upon". (Wikipedia the free encyclopedia) The movie has been pulled from theatres across America but is now available for private screening. I think that even if they used freedom of speech that they should have announced the movie long ago and shown people “Yeah this is satirical but it is the truth”. Once this happened though, the attacks went cyber, North Korea hacking into the PlayStation network and the Xbox live internet systems shutting them down for a rather short period of time. This damaged all systems and consoles alike. The entertainment company SONY had also been seized with extortions and many more problematic situations.
I think that free religion is important because we should not be limited to what we say and believe.

In the list of holidays there is a day in which it was named religious freedom day. This day is called so because our founding fathers also felt it important to be able to believe what we want. If someone does not have a specific faith or a belief that is their own choice and will not face persecution. In some countries in the world the allowance to believe in a certain religion can lead to hounding or going as far as execution. Some people may take religion so far as it can become a hate crime. Some people talk of their religion candidly in public places. Sometimes people do not have the same beliefs of their counter parts and may grow angry or up- set for what someone believes and says. An example of this is catholic priest Martin Luther (Call to Freedom). Martin Luther had believed in purely the Catholic Church but much of that had changed (Call to Freedom). They had grown greedy and would execute anyone whom did not see eye to eye with them or their “New” fascist beliefs. Martin Luther gathered a group of followers and set them apart from the church creating a whole new church. This house of worship came known as the “Anglican Church”. Reasons like this are why we all need a religious freedom and whether or not we choose what to believe. An individual can believe what they want and how they want to believe

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I think that freedom of assemblage is always important. I think this because in The Court cases Adderly v s Florida and Edward vs. South Carolina all the people concerned were in large groups to complaint for their independence of speech. (Oyez Project). People in other places around the world have lost most of their rights and can’t do much for themselves. How can we help? We can spread the word to eradicate this maelstrom of limited speech, groups and gatherings and religion. This can be done by using posters as well as ads and people who truly care and would be willing to help. As far most people are concerned they could care less and take their freedom of speech for granted. Don’t be like them. And commit to memory always “If you can freely say and speak your mind why can’t the rest of the world”.