“can’t see that being allowed due to religious freedom....”
Well, it’s what the constitution says. And it takes precedence over federal and state laws.
The founders were a bit too broad in their protection of “religious beliefs and EXERCISE THEREOF”.
As you say, if a religion believes in the ritual of sacrificing virgins to their God, according to the constitution they can’t be stopped, and any laws that would do that is obviously unconstitutional.
I’m curious, is there anything in the constitution that forbids murder, or are those just state and federal laws?
good point, however exercising a right cannot harm a 3rd party.
my right to swing my arm around ends at your nose.
“I’m curious, is there anything in the constitution that forbids murder, or are those just state and federal laws?”
I found the answer. There are only three crimes mentioned in the constitution - treason, piracy and counterfeiting.
https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/criminal-defense/which-3-crimes-are-in-the-us-constitution/
So, murder is not unconstitutional, but limiting religious freedom is. So strictly speaking, exercising your religious
beliefs of sacrificing virgins, or heathens, is protected by the constitution, and it trumps any state or federal laws that would forbid it.
The closer one looks at the constitution the more problematic things one finds. In places it’s overly broad and tolerant.
The one in the declaration that claims all men are created equal is also an obvious lie, a noble lie, but a lie nonetheless, and one that today is causing a lot of grief by lending legitimacy to the “equity” movement.
Nope. Those are generally state laws. There are some federal statutes dealing with murder. But all of these are statutes are created under the authority of the constitution in pursuit of an orderly society.