Dbm101 Week 1

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"Freedom" a word that is expressed for so many reasons and can be interpreted in so many different ways. Freedom is so important to the United States of America, because our country is known to be free. In our country, people are supposed to have the freedom to be able to follow whichever religion that one chooses. Religion plays an immense factor in everyone's lives, this is because, there are several people in the world that believe in different things and they base their lives conferring to the guidelines of their religion. Religious oppression occurs when an individual or a group of individuals mistreat others as a response to their beliefs; religious affiliations or lack of belief. "The tendency of societies or groups within society to alienate or repress different subcultures is a recurrent theme in human history." (Cram101)
This week's assignment has taught me a lot about religious oppression and how it's affecting our world today. One thing that I really found interesting is religious diversity in schools in America. While reading section 58 in our textbook, I grasped more information about the different ways religion has an effect on the lives of students on a school campus. While discussing religion in a school setting; I believe that it is important to remember that a …show more content…

The American Civil Liberties Union has made life a little easier for those who are going to school because they created a "clause" that is to protect everyone, so they can have a free mind of their religious views. "The Free Exercise Clause" (Adams, p.306), protects students so they can voluntarily have the ability to display their religious views at school, this is only in cases where they do not have a disturbance. Students have the right to pray as individuals or as in groups, they are also allowed to express their beliefs in artwork or homework

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