04-15-2008, 07:36 PM
Quote:Clearly there are limits to the first amendment argument. If I were to go set other people's houses on fire or steal a car and then claim that those were key practices for my religion, I would still be arrested regardless of my religious beliefs. Sure, that's a somewhat exaggerated case, but the same would apply to things like rape and polygamy as found in this issue.I agree. I mean, there are still peoples that practice ritual sacrifice, which would not be tolerated even if they were just sacrificing animals. My question is why now are they cracking down on a sect that has violated polygamy and marriage laws for 180 years?