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Is it time to ban church in the US?

In the last 3 weeks alone, 30 religious figures, mostly youth pastors, have been arrested for sex crimes involving children.
Since there is such a huge discourse around banning or restricting things to help protect children, (except guns of course) we should just ban church services outright, right? It is clear that the people who attend and lead them are the biggest threat to children in America (except guns of course).
You’d assume that republicans would be in favor of this ban, but they are more interested in projecting their own tendencies onto drag queens and lgbt people.
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Muthafukajones · 46-50, M
Freedom of religion so…

Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion nor restricting the free exercise therefore.

Perhaps the most spectacular words ever penned in civilization.
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Muthafukajones · 46-50, M
@Emosaur the free practice thereof is limited only to lawful and reasonable practices that do not infringe the rights of other. Theses arguments are lengthy but suffice it to say that the free exercise of religion is not a licence for any illegal activities.

The words are beautiful because they protect something that is both everything and nothing. The right of all people to have an idea. Imagine in a a world where you may die for even being suspected of having wrong ideas that there is a country where your right to ideas is guaranteed.
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Muthafukajones · 46-50, M
@Emosaur I don’t know the exact legal argument that answers your question. The law assumes the reasonable person and defines him. The rights apply in that reasonable way.
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Muthafukajones · 46-50, M
All freedoms have limits in that none are supreme over the other. I believe in the absolute right to your own thoughts and beliefs even evil and vile and immoral thoughts. Actions are not as protected as thoughts and beliefs and so their exercise can be limited.
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Muthafukajones · 46-50, M
@Emosaur The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
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