Do government officials have a legal obligation to uphold the morals of the community? Can those morals be based on majority religious beliefs or preferences?

Was it hypocritical for the Hialeah City's elected and health officials to invoke God and the teachings of the Bible to condemn the Santerian's worship practice? Is not the goal of the First Amendment to protect all who practice, no matter what their religion?
What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: Answers may vary: The Founding Fathers were wary about the role of religion in government. While the country was founded upon a principle of God worship, the fear was that the government would force one religion upon citizens. The First Amendment was enacted to protect all who choose to worship and the U.S. Supreme Court cases interpreting religious freedom recognize the freedom to worship as one chooses with limited intervention by the state (Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972)) as well as the freedom not to worship at all (Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962), no compulsory prayer reading in public school).

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