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<blockquote data-quote="zimbomb" data-source="post: 4650122" data-attributes="member: 57775">The First Amendment guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition.&nbsp; It forbids Congress from both<a href="http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/establishment_clause" target="_blank"> promoting one religion over others</a> and also <a href="http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/free_exercise_clause" target="_blank">restricting an individual’s religious practices</a>.&nbsp; It guarantees <a href="http://www.law.cornell.edu/anncon/html/amdt1bfrag1_user.html#amdt1b_hd2" target="_blank">freedom of expression</a> by prohibiting Congress from restricting the press or the rights of individuals to speak freely.&nbsp; It also guarantees the right of citizens to <a href="http://www.law.cornell.edu/anncon/html/amdt1efrag7_user.html#amdt1e_hd17" target="_blank">assemble peaceably and to petition their government</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; Here is a hypothetical example.I own a Christian Church. Okay,I don&#039;t allow a Muslim cleric to speak to my congregation.I&#039;m limiting his ability to be heard, but not limiting his ability to speak. I own the space and have the right to control it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zimbomb, post: 4650122, member: 57775"] The First Amendment guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition. It forbids Congress from both[URL='http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/establishment_clause'] promoting one religion over others[/URL] and also [URL='http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/free_exercise_clause']restricting an individual’s religious practices[/URL]. It guarantees [URL='http://www.law.cornell.edu/anncon/html/amdt1bfrag1_user.html#amdt1b_hd2']freedom of expression[/URL] by prohibiting Congress from restricting the press or the rights of individuals to speak freely. It also guarantees the right of citizens to [URL='http://www.law.cornell.edu/anncon/html/amdt1efrag7_user.html#amdt1e_hd17']assemble peaceably and to petition their government[/URL]. Here is a hypothetical example. I own a Christian Church. Okay, I don't allow a Muslim cleric to speak to my congregation. I'm limiting his ability to be heard, but not limiting his ability to speak. I own the space and have the right to control it. [/QUOTE]

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