In class last week, we were learning about the first amendment. The topic that really interested me was freedom of religion. Even though my class voted that freedom of speech is the most important, I disagree. Our country was based on freedom of religion. The only reason that most of the colonists came to America in the first place was to freely practice their religion. That is one of the reasons why we don't have a national religion. America is made up of so many people from different countries that we have many different religions existing here. This can't be said for some other countries.
I have a few questions concerning the overall topic of the first amendment. My one question is this. If we didn't have the idea for freedom of religion or any of the other freedoms incorporated in the first amendment, would we have even left Britain at all. There is a good chance that we would still be talking with a British accent today. The colonists left Britain because of freedom of religion, but one reason why they actually started the war was taxes. Britain kept taxing us without our representation. Another reason why we went to war was freedom of press. It is a not as big topic, but it is still important. People were able to have newspapers printed, but they couldn't have anything libel in it.
Times have changed from the American Revolution to now, but the one thing that has been a constant is the first amendment. The Declaration of Independence and The Bill of Rights is what makes us Americans. It is crucial for the government to be fair and equal to everyone. Other countries like North Korea don't have the freedoms that we have. It is vital that we keep the Declaration of Independence and uphold the idea that our founding fathers created. If we do this, America will continue to prosper.
