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11 Sep 2012, 12:18 pm

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Almost. Child sacrifice is still prohibited in the States. But very few would want to practice that anyway.


Forgive me for being thick, but isn't that also known as murder?



That is arguable. Suppose a religion required one to sacrifice his first born son? That is a religious practice and Congress is forbidden to prohibit such. On the other hand the States are free to regulate religious practice as they see fit.

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11 Sep 2012, 12:35 pm

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That is arguable. Suppose a religion required one to sacrifice his first born son? That is a religious practice and Congress is forbidden to prohibit such.


If that started happening en masse, you can bet some way of making it illegal and punishable would be created.



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11 Sep 2012, 12:50 pm

Tequila wrote:
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That is arguable. Suppose a religion required one to sacrifice his first born son? That is a religious practice and Congress is forbidden to prohibit such.


If that started happening en masse, you can bet some way of making it illegal and punishable would be created.


The First Amendment would be modified. Our Constitution is not the writ of God, but the works of men.

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