REPEAL RFRA of 1993!

"To Seek out that which was Lost..."

This Information is Brought to you by the Assembly of IaHUShUA MaShIaChaH.. Because you Need to know about these things.

This has got to be one of the Most Blatant Cases of Doublespeak that I have encountered.. The Worse law ever passed by the Corporate US GOVERNMENT! But in which they expose themselves for the ADVERSARY they *Really* are! I will ADD EMPHASIS THROUGHOUT!!

Now most of you folks won't catch this Unless you really pay ATTENTION!! When this one was passed I thought that finally maybe they were getting it together, and they were.. Friends...They were Plunging us into... THE NEW WORLD ORDER!

But First! Allow me if you will to introduce the First Ammendment of the Constitution of the CORPORATE UNITED STATES of AMERICA.....

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press: or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

This is the law that GOVERNS the GOVERNMENT!! Maybe if there wasn't so much there it would have been easier to Understand! But the Fact is that these things are so Intricately Intertwined that they are Inseperable!!!

Wow!! all of a sudden it is Easier to Understand!

NOTE: I just found (9/18/96 which is after I wrote this article) that a...

Texas Court rules RFRA unconstitutional: March 13, 1995

So I guess I am a bit slow on the Uptake!

UPDATE 6-26-97: SUPREME COURT overturns the RFRA but...

RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE SAYS it BODES ILL

And here is the (June 25, 1997) Supreme Court Ruling 95-2074

But it ain't over yet.. here comes: FEDERAL RELIGIOUS MONITORING!

An Act To protect the free exercise of religion.[yeah... Riight!] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1, SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993". SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSES. (a) FINDINGS.---The Congress finds--- (1) the framers of the Constitution, recognizing free exercise of religion as an unalienable right, secured its protection in the First Amendment to the Constitution; (2) laws "neutral" toward religion may burden religious exercise as surely as laws intended to interfere with religious exercise; (3) governments should not substantially burden religious exercise without compelling justification; (4) in Employment Division v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872 (1990) the Supreme Court virtually eliminated the requirement that the government justify burdens on religious exercise imposed by laws neutral toward religion; and (5) the compelling interest test as set forth in prior Federal court rulings is a workable test for striking sensible balances between religious liberty and competing prior governmental interests. (b) PURPOSES.---The purposes of this Act are--- (1) to restore the compelling interest test as set forth in Sherbert v. Verner, 374 U.S. 398 (1963) and Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972) and to guarantee its application in all cases where free exercise of religion is substantially burdened; and (2) to provide a claim or defense to persons whose religious exercise is substantially burdened by government. SEC. 3. FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION PROTECTED. (a) IN GENERAL.---Government shall not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, except as provided in subsection (b). (b) EXCEPTION.---Government may substantially burden a person's exercise of religion only if it determines that application of the burden to the person--- (1) is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest; and (2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest. (c) JUDICIAL RELIEF.---A person whose religious exercise has been burdened in violation of this section may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and obtain appropriate relief against a government. Standing to assert a claim or defense under this section shall be governed by the general rules of standing under article III of the Constitution. SEC. 4. ATTORNEYS FEES. (a) JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.---Section 722 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1988) is amended by inserting "the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993," before "or title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964". (b) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS.---Section 504(b)(1)(C) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--- (1) by striking "and" at the end of clause (ii); (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ";and"; and (3) by inserting "(iv) the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993" after clause (iii). SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Act--- (1) the term "government" includes a branch, department, agency, instrumentality, and official (or other person acting under color of law) of the United States, a State, or a subdivision of a State; (2) the term "State" includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each territory and possession of the United States; (3) the term "demonstrates" means meets the burden of going forward with the evidence and of persuasion; and (4) the term "exercise of religion" means exercise of religion under the First Amendment to the Constitution. SEC. 6. APPLICABILITY. (a) IN GENERAL.---This Act applies to all Federal and State law, and the implementation of that law, whether statutory or otherwise, and whether adopted before or after the enactment of the Act. (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.---Federal statutory law adopted after the date of the enactment of this Act is subject to this Act unless such law explicitly excludes such application by reference to this Act. (c) RELIGIOUS BELIEF UNAFFECTED.---Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize any government to burden any religious belief. SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE UNAFFECTED. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect, interpret, or in any way address that portion of the First Amendment prohibiting laws respecting the establishment of religion (referred to in this section as the "Establishment Clause"). Granting government funding, benefits, or exemptions, to the extent permissible under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, shall not constitute a violation of this Act. As used in this section, the term "granting", used with respect to government funding, benefits, or exemptions, does not include a denial of government funding, benefits, or exemptions. Approved November 16, 1993. Nov. 16, 1993 [H.R. 1308] Sec. 2 is 42 USC 2000bb Sec. 3 is 42 USC 2000bb-1 Sec. 4 is 42 USC 2000bb-1 Sec. 5 is 42 USC 2000bb-2 Sec. 6 is 42 USC 2000bb-3 Sec. 7 is 42 USC 2000bb-4 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY -- H.R. 1308 (S. 578): HOUSE REPORTS: No. 103-88 (Comm. on the Judiciary). SENATE REPORTS: No. 103-111 accompanying S. 578 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 139 (1993): May 11, considered and passed House. Oct.26, 27, S. 578 considered in Senate; H.R. 1308, amended, passed in lieu. Nov. 3, House concurred in Senate amendment. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 29 (1993): Nov. 16, Presidential remarks.

What a Treacherous piece of work.. full of snares and pitfalls.. Not to mention Stumbling stones (oops!)

For one thing... OF COURSE the GOVERNMENT is INTERESTED in COMPELLING you to WORSHIP it!!!
A COMPELLING INTEREST!!! YES!

OK I will sum it up... IF the GOVERNMENT can Begin (not finish) to persuade you that it has
COMPELLING INTEREST (an interest in Compelling) it may substantially burden a person's "FREE" exercise of religion.

In other words YOU LOSE!! (suprised?) But Don't worry... If you are violated because they somehow don't follow the above law... and you WORSHIP in their TEMPLE Anyway... and Have A large offering to give the Priest (Lawyer) they Will let you Mention it as a Claim (they like a good laugh) or DEFENSE!!

OH.. But don't get the wrong Idea!!! This new Law didn't Actually AUTHORIZE them to PERSECUTE you for your BELIEFS!! You get to BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU WANT! (Just KEEP IT TO YOURSELF.. and don't actually LIVE ACCORDINGLY.. and you won't have any Trouble!)