Make it illegal for parents to force children and teens to go to church.


Make it illegal for parents to force children and teens to go to church.
The Issue
Many people in their teen years decide that they want to leave their religion and become an agnostic or an atheist. Even though these kids are not religious anymore their parents still might force them to go to church or a place of worship. I believe this is wrong because in this country we are supposed to have freedom of, or from religion. Many parents use the excuse that we are not adults to say that the right of freedom of religion does not apply to us. This is not acceptable because children (especially in high school) are trying to answer questions like our existence, for themselves, which they are fully capable of coming up with their own solution. Teens may not have the same amount of experience as adults but they can think on their own, which I believe should make our beliefs protected by the Constitution.

The Issue
Many people in their teen years decide that they want to leave their religion and become an agnostic or an atheist. Even though these kids are not religious anymore their parents still might force them to go to church or a place of worship. I believe this is wrong because in this country we are supposed to have freedom of, or from religion. Many parents use the excuse that we are not adults to say that the right of freedom of religion does not apply to us. This is not acceptable because children (especially in high school) are trying to answer questions like our existence, for themselves, which they are fully capable of coming up with their own solution. Teens may not have the same amount of experience as adults but they can think on their own, which I believe should make our beliefs protected by the Constitution.

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Petition created on March 22, 2015

