美中兩國,風馬牛不相及。美國人的常識和中國人的常識完全不同,因此,不能用自己的常識作為對“政治、經濟、軍事、文化、歷史、傳統………等社會問題的認知和判斷。
中國常識:1、“黨政軍民學、東西南北中,黨是領導一切的”,2、尊一腚、腚一尊,3、襠中央一隻鳥。
美國常識足有100條。上一節中給大家介紹了國父們在獨立宣言中開列的三大自由,並宣布人從誕生那一時刻期,就具有這三項權力,這些權力任何政府都不得剝奪。政府的存在是為了保障、保護這些權力。因為人民自願放棄權力給政府,他們隨時可以收回這些權力。
十、什麼是宗教自由
您可以信仰宗教,也可以不信教。
從西班牙、法國、荷蘭、英國以及其它國家來到美國的殖民者,來到美國的原因是多種多樣的。其中一個原因是宗教自由。很多這類國家的宗教規則告訴它的臣民,他們必須去指定的教堂並以一定的方式做洗禮。一些不同宗教的人寧可相信自己的自己的宗教規則、並更情願去自己的教堂。
1620年,清教徒是第一批來到美洲追求宗教自由的群體。
宗教自由對國父們來說非常重要,因此,聯邦憲法和人權法案的部分條款中都包含宗教自由。憲法第一修正案即保證宗教自由。
第一修正案的表述如下:“國會不得制定有關建立宗教或禁止宗教活動的相關法律”。
第一修正案還禁止國會建立任何形式的官方宗教,並保障公民信仰宗教或者完全不信教的權力。
10. What is freedom of religion?
You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
Colonists from Spain, France, Holland, England, and other countries came to America for many different reasons. One of the reasons was religious freedom. The rulers of many of these countries told their citizens that they must go to a certain church and worship in a certain way. Some people had different religious beliefs than their rulers and wanted to have their own churches. In 1620, the Pilgrims were the first group that came to America seeking religious freedom. Religious freedom was also important to the Framers. For this reason, freedom of religion was included in the Constitution as part of the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion. The First Amendment states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” The First Amendment also prohibits Congress from setting up an official U.S. religion, and protects citizens’ rights to hold any religious belief, or none at all.