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An explanation of what freedom of religion means. It also provides some history about religion.

Alatavista (Original) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948, defines freedom of religion and belief as follows: Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes the freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance. (Article 18) (Paraphrased) In 1948 the United Nations General Assembly clearly stated in Article 108 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: that every person has the right to their freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This extends to a community as well as the individual and encompasses practice, teaching, worship, and observance.

Obama ends this policy and lets people in the military say there "gay".I think its probably helpful to the gay community because they feel more welcomed. my boyfriends in the navy and said in bootcamp there were 4 "gay" men in his division.

Same sex marriage is not a joke the gay community does not want to cause chaos. There just like any other people and wanted to be married like any other people and they feal really sincere about it.

CA Bill AB2109 was working its way throught the Senate earlier this year. This bill protects parents from vaccinating their children with the stipulation that they must speak with a licensed health professional before they can get an exemption. The article points out that those who dont vaccinate are then relying on community immunity for their children to not be exposed to vaccine preventable dieseases.

The gay community has a hard time defending their rights as it is, and in this article, they are still defending that it is not by choice to be gay. Many are in outrage when a woman changes from a marriage with a man to a life and engagement with a woman "by choice". Either by birth, or by choice sexuality preference will always be at debate and under scrutiny.

While many are protesting Twitter's new censorship attempt, they are not seeing that it will actually help preserve freedom of speech in the US rather than censor it. The only countries that would be held to the certain censorships are ones that request it per religious, historical, or cultural reasons. So, freedom of speech on Twitter will be opened up in the US rather than restricted by the international growth.

This short news article talks about how the deaf community is pretty much a culture just like the Hispanic Culture. Gives an example of a 53 year old lady who throughout her whole life was deaf and lived outside the deaf community because she spoke english and could lipread

In this article you will learn a little history of the 14th amendment. Then it gets into the inconsistency of the states allowing felon's to vote . Also, The right to vote helps to foster a sense of community for those who feel disconnected and unfairly excluded from civic participation.

This article is about the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act, that would outlaw sex-selection abortion. This Act is said to make it more difficult for women to get an abortion. The article states that it is a growing concern in the U.S. especially in the ethnic communities that favor one sex over the other.

The city of Carpinteria is making it almost impossible to smoke anywhere in the city. Passing anti-smoking laws in almost all outdoor locations. Most of the community colleges in both Ventura and Carpinteria city have already banned smoking on the campuses. City managers say it is to promote a healthy life style. in Ventura city they offer free Nicotine Replacement therapy products.

The Center for Democracy & Technology sent out a letter to major technological companies such as Apple, Google, etc. This letter was sent to fight for more knowledge of the amount of surveillance being monitored of internet and cellular communications.

Naming your child after the "Messiah" should be a parents personal & religious freedom, but a Tennessee judge is forcing a mother to change her son's name to Martin. Religious freedom is for those who choose religion and those who oppose religion. How do we find a fair and equal balance for all.

Very interesting topic. I am religious and find this to be ridiculous. I understand the judge may find it to infringe on a person's religious beliefs, but come on, seriously?! I think a parent should be able to name their kid whatever they want.

A couple should be allowed to name their child whatever they want, the court should have no say in it. A name is not breaking any laws.

ORIGINAL "What the community are concerned about is anti-social behaviour that arises from binge drinking and the abuse of alcohol, and you can't put that down just to people within the ages of 18 and 21. "The responsible use of alcohol is a problem for the whole community, not just one particular age group." Ms Keneally also said a higher drinking age would not necessarily stop 18- to 21-year-olds drinking. "My experience in my university days would suggest that a higher drinking age doesn't necessarily lead to abstinence among 18- and 19-year-olds," she said. PARAPHRASE Ms. Keneally knows from her college experiences that a higher drinking age would not stop younger individuals from drinking.The abuse of alcohol and binge drinking is not just from people in the 18 to 21 year age group, but is a world wide issue ranging through all the age groups. This article is about the premier Kristina Keneally and why she does not mind if the drinking age stays at 18 in Australia.

This site discusses what HOA's try to accomplish and the pros and cons presented by members of the community. It also talks about how many Americans live in an HOA community.

This website includes definitions and explanations of religious intolerance. It also adds what other religious communities teach about tolerance or intolerance.  It also has links to go in deeper into the subject.

There have been pushes to ban encrypted services online in order to try and prevent terrorists from secretly using such services to communicate. This article discusses three major points that we need to consider when discussing this issue; terrorists aren't using things like PS4's to communicate, despite what the rumors claim. When we apply back-doors to our encrypted services, we weaken them to attack. We need to think about this as Privacy vs security, not security vs security.

Earlier this year, Edward J. Snowden, a government contractor, leaked classified documents to the news media that revealed the existence of top-secret government surveillance programs. We now know that the National Security Agency gathers phone logs and Internet data from millions of Americans as part of its mission to keep the United States safe.

This gives multiple myths about gun laws and prevention along with their coinciding facts about the laws. Talks about the decline of gun owners we have in America now and how we can make gun laws effective so we can eliminate the number of mass shootings. This article also talks about how we've always been able to defend ourselves but the fact that we talk about self defense often actually makes our communities less safe.

Many states are now adopting insurance coverage for domestic partners. The state of Arizona was fighting to eliminate that coverage, but Phoenix supports it.

This article is dealing with if the supreme court should rule that blood can be withdrawn from suspected DWI corrupt

The controversies of vaccinations have many contributing factors. This book explores the mentality of people as they make their choices.