Freedom of religion is a spectrum. You won't find freedom of religion like in the US almost anywhere else. In the UK, the head of state is also the head of the anglican church. In germany and denmark, there are laws against blasphemy. French, spanish and italian governments have some serious interaction with the Catholic church.

Syria:

The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice; however, it imposes restrictions in some areas. read more:

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/relsyria05.html

Lebanon:

The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice; however, there are some restrictions. read more:

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/rellebanon01.html

And so on.

Look how angry you are at the mere suggestion that you are gay! wow! calling me a "bitch" and all. If you like gay men so much, why are you so angry? Clearly, you have some masculinity issues.

Here's the sentence that explains everything:

"I see it every day, so don't tell me I am wrong."

You're not here to discuss or debate, you're here to whine and not be challenged, just like the alleged feminists you love to hate. You are lonely, prejudiced, bigoted and stupid, so you have no one else to talk to.

I like that you've planned to move to Thailand -- i guess you've given up on women who DARE to think they are your equals, and you just want to be served on hand and foot (i hope you heard about this coup they're having). Well, it's your prerogative, but i guess you just aren't man enough to hack it in a world where women can challenge your authority, have independent interests and lives, and generally not be devoted to serving on you.

Plus, if you think that Thai women don't nag, hahahaha women are the same everywhere, you silly man. In Thailand, they will want your money, not you. If you believe in love, you would't want to leverage your money into buying affection from poor Thais.

None of the European religious laws are enforced

Europeans have, in practice, more religious freedom than here. Which brings up the point that even in secular Islamic societies there is lots of pressure to conform to the religion, which just reinforces the point that there isn't real secularism i.e freedom anywhere in the Muslim world.

-- anon

Uh, what? You mean, Britons, French, Spain and italian tax dollars are going directly to the anglican and catholic churches not because of a law?

Europeans have, in practice, more religious freedom than here.

I have no idea what you're talking about. They don't even want to give people time off for Yom Kippur, forget Eid-Al-Fitr. If you're Muslim, you're fucked in many countries, because there is a huge prejudice against muslims. imagine the US in the early 1950's, except against muslims and arabs instead of blacks. In france, women cannot wear hijabs to school, or work, probably, because doing so would get them into a lot of trouble.

TAx dollars in europe go to support not only churches, but religious schools as well.

You need to read up on this.

Oh people. Penumbras and emanations isn't exactly a popular theory -- the right to privacy is no longer based on this theory. Griswold was the only case that used it, and a standard mentioned in a concurrence to the case, is now the standard for everything -- namely "freedoms without which we could not have liberty or freedom, the denial of which would offend our concept of ordered liberty" or something like that. So, Penumbras = RIP. No longer used by the court or petitioners.

But, i think that even without penumbras, the 19th amendment, by itself, creates an exlicit right to vote by implication. If there were no right to vote, why would the amendment say "the right to vote shall not be denied..."? Plus, you could make a very compelling history, traditions and customs argument. No one is about to suspend elections.

As for ID cards, while in theory it seems like a good idea, i really don't like where it will lead to. think about it, your license to drive cars, a very specific task, has now become your ticket into everything from r-rated movies, credit cards, checks, liquor, cigarettes, strip clubs, anytime you need to prove your identity. I think the ID card could be misused by our government very easily, too easily. And, the argument that it's a way to stop elderly, poor and minorities from voting is also compelling.

And i have to bring this up again, what about the old testament? Why do you people always ignore it? Why not strike it from the sacred texts if it's so unimportant?

Look forward to your thoughts.