"I will defend your right to your religion as long as it is constitutional."Can anyone tell me what the statement above means? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-will-defend-your-right-to-your-religion-as-long-as-it-is-constitutional-can-anyone-tell-me-what-the-statement-above-means <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>&quot;I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.&quot; Evelyn Beatrice Hall, used this statement as an illustration of Voltaire&#39;s beliefs in The Friends of Voltaire(1906).<br />This quotation – which is sometimes misattributed to Voltaire himself – is often cited to describe the principle of freedom of speech.<br /><br /> Kinne, Burdette (1943), &quot;Voltaire Never Said it!&quot;, Modern Language Notes, 58 (7): 534–535, doi:10.2307/2911066, JSTOR 2911066 – Article citing a letter dated 9 May 1939. <br /> Boller, Jr., Paul F.; George, John (1989). They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-19-505541-1. Tue, 04 Feb 2020 22:20:41 -0500 "I will defend your right to your religion as long as it is constitutional."Can anyone tell me what the statement above means? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-will-defend-your-right-to-your-religion-as-long-as-it-is-constitutional-can-anyone-tell-me-what-the-statement-above-means <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>&quot;I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.&quot; Evelyn Beatrice Hall, used this statement as an illustration of Voltaire&#39;s beliefs in The Friends of Voltaire(1906).<br />This quotation – which is sometimes misattributed to Voltaire himself – is often cited to describe the principle of freedom of speech.<br /><br /> Kinne, Burdette (1943), &quot;Voltaire Never Said it!&quot;, Modern Language Notes, 58 (7): 534–535, doi:10.2307/2911066, JSTOR 2911066 – Article citing a letter dated 9 May 1939. <br /> Boller, Jr., Paul F.; George, John (1989). They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-19-505541-1. SSG Robert Webster Tue, 04 Feb 2020 22:20:41 -0500 2020-02-04T22:20:41-05:00 Response by CPT Jack Durish made Feb 4 at 2020 10:39 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-will-defend-your-right-to-your-religion-as-long-as-it-is-constitutional-can-anyone-tell-me-what-the-statement-above-means?n=5520586&urlhash=5520586 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The right to worship according to the dictates of one&#39;s conscience is not mentioned in the Constitution. It is a natural/God-given right. The First Amendment merely reminds Congress to not establish a state religion which would preclude that right. CPT Jack Durish Tue, 04 Feb 2020 22:39:26 -0500 2020-02-04T22:39:26-05:00 2020-02-04T22:20:41-05:00