Conservatives broadly
interpret the First
Amendment as guaranteeing the right of people of faith to practice their
religion privately and publically and to develop institutions which reflect
their faith and religious principles. They believe people of faith are
guaranteed freedom to influence the public arenas of education, politics, law,
business and the arts.
But for the Left, the First
Amendment restricts the practice of religion, which is defined as a completely
private matter. Prayer and religious rituals are to be confined to the
privacy of the home and church buildings. Religion is seen as having absolutely
no right to intrude itself into society at large. As the case of Coach
Joe Kennedy reveals, even public prayer of an individual is a justifiable
reason for being fired. Kelvin
Cochran, former Atlanta firefighter, was fired for writing about biblical
views on sexuality. He was told to keep his religious opinions private.
The Left’s narrowing down of the interpretation of First Amendment
rights combined with government force against people of faith, particularly
Christians, have provided the current progressive/leftist administration the
perfect rationale for controlling individual Christians who dare practice their
faith in public. But it also has provided the rationale for taking over
the American Christian Church and its institutions. By narrowing down
freedom of religion to meaning mere private piety in the home and/or church
building, the Left automatically feels free to establish its authority over
everything else. All of society and its institutions are to adhere to
progressivism, which is free to establish total control by force, relegating
free standing religious institutions and their spheres of influence to the dust
bin of history.
Just how is the Left going about taking over the Church and its
institutions?
