The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances. It was adopted on December 15, 1791, as one of the ten amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights.
This Forum was set up with the intention of trying to live up to this right our founders wrote into Our Beloved United States Constitution.
Hopefully members will strive to make it a place of constructive ideas, critical thinking, and respect for the rights of others to voice their opinions. What can we learn on topics we all agree on? Differing views are the basis for learning and seeing the other side of a coin.