Recognition of Pagan Rights

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Author: Steve Provost

Started: May 22, 2007, 1:01:53 pm

Target: George W. Bush, members of Congress

Category: Civil & Human Rights

Supporters:

Goal:

100,000

Goal Progress:

Status

Active

Paganism is widely recognized as the fastest-growing religious movement in the United States. Yet despite this, our right to exercise our religious freedom - as guaranteed under the Constitution - have been repeatedly infringed or curtailed. This has been done in two ways. First, it has been practiced overtly, through government violations of the First Amendment that favor Christian doctrine and dogma. Secondly, it has been accomplished implicitly through discrimination, legal harassment and slander against practicioners of our faith.

Therefore, let it be known that Pagans will assert their rights under the United States Constitution to freely assemble and follow the tenets of their chosen spiritual path. Let it also be known that we will exercise our rights under the First Amendment to condemn spiritual bigotry and speak out against the misinformation being spread about us in society at large. Through the ballot box, the court system and our right to petition members of the legislative branch who represent us, we will defend our civil liberties, our right to equal treatment under the law and our right to speak out against injustices inflicted upon us.

We will, by exercising our spiritual and political rights, hold the government of the United States accountable to abide by the time-honored American ideals of free expression, free exercise of religion, free speech and "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" for ALL Americans.