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Religion is a supernatural power(s) that control human's destiny.If there is no meaning to life, what is the point of living? Religion give people hope and faith that there is a meaning to this life and after death. Religions have rules,laws, that they have to follow but some cannot be fulfilled because of the United States Laws. Are there any punishments that follow if you don't follow the certain laws of religion or are there exceptions when it comes to the location of where you live?
 * Does The U.S Government's Law and Ways Of Living Effect The Laws of Certain Religions? **

//Store Owners // Some laws are made based on the store owners. For example, some store owners don't sell alcohol on Sunday because they are Christian(etc.) This doesn't mean that the government is favoring one belief over the other. The store owners sell according to their own beliefs. if they were to go contrary to their own beliefs, then in effect, they would be forcing other beliefs onto themselves. They are allowed to do that and this is because the government created the **Blue Law. ** //**Christians Ten Commandments ** 1) // //You shall have no other gods before me 2) You shall not make yourself an idol in the form of anything in Heaven nor on Earth. 3) You shall not misuse the name of the Lord 5) Honor your father + mother 6)You shall not murder 7)You shall not commit adultery 8) You shall not steal 9)You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. 10)You shall not convert your neighbor's house, wife, etc.
 * Christianity (Catholic,Calvinist Christian,etc.) **
 * Blue Law -is a type of law(found typically in the U.S) that enforce religious standerds. For example, Sunday is considered a day of worship or rest, also for Sunday shopping, for Christianity. Laws like this are also found in non-Christians cultures such as Israel, where the day concerned is Saturday rather than Sunday and Saudi Arabia where Ramadan is involved.
 * The ten commandments tell what's right and what is wrong.(Some which are in our government and yet no one disagrees with them)

Judaism is not a set of beliefs about God, man and the universe. Judaism is a comprehensive way of life with rules and practices that affect every aspect of life. ( What do you do when you wake up, Who can you marry etc.) These sets of rules are known as halakhah (Jewish Law) Some non-Jews and non-observant Jews criticize this legalistic aspect of traditional Judaism, saying that it reduces the religion to a set of rituals devoid of spirituality. While there are certainly some Jews who observe halakhah in this way, that is not the intention of halakhah, and it is not even the correct way to observe halakhah. On the contrary, halakhah increases the spirituality in a person's life, because it turns the most trivial acts, such as eating and getting dressed, into acts of religious significance.
 * Judaism**

Some religious groups teach that parents should not immunize children against childhood diseases. This conflicts with the state's interest in preserving public health.Other religious groups are opposed to decorations and ornaments; this can conflict with the state's requirement that slow-moving vehicles display lights and signs. A lumber interest might want to create a road through an area that Natives consider sacred. During the 1980's, the U.S. Supreme Court considered a number of such cases. A trend appeared in which the court appeared to give less importance to religious considerations. n 1990, the Supreme Court issued a decision in the case of  //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 122%; font-style: normal;">**Employment Division vs. Smith** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 122%; font-style: normal;">**.** It involved the right of an native person to follow his religious tradition which involved smoking an hallucinogenic substance. The court established that governments could burden restrict religious freedom, as long as the law was neutral and applied to all persons equally. This decision prompted lower courts subsequently to allow additional government restrictions on religious freedom. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal;"> //
 * Other Religions**