And here is the very reason why, when they drew up the US Constitution, the Founding Fathers omitted the words 'God', 'Jesus', and even 'Creator' in such:
'Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise, every expanded prospect'
'In no instance have... the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people'
-James Madison
'There is more need for lighthouses in our country than churches.'
'But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.'
'I have examined all the known superstitions of the world, and I do not find in our particular superstition of Christianity one redeeming feature. They are all alike founded on fables and mythology.'
'Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear'
'Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man'
-Thomas Jefferson
...oh, and as for:
"They are not meant to give equal rights. They are meant to take rights away from one class of people(mainly white, christian males) and give them to another class."
(emphasis added):
'For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens, in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.'
-George Washington
Persecuting others just because they're not exactly like you, Free Repubic, is not a human right, ergo you don't have the legal right to even think about doing so. Which is why we in civilised democratic societies something called Rule of Law. And if certain laws mean you can't do what you like, tough titty. You could always fuck off to Iran or Saudi Arabia.
Why do you hate America, right-wingers?
@rubber chicken
"The only right anyone has is the right to hold, not to express, an opinion."
As I always say, 'Opinions are like arses: everyone has one, but not everyone wants to air theirs in public. They certainly don't want yours shoved in their faces.'
Rush Limburger & Fred Phelps, take note.