[lemura]

You can't outlaw a religion

This is getting tiresome - please Google 'Shinto' to read a little bit about US precedent dealing with a religion masquerading as a government engaged in war against the US.

Hint: the issue isn't about religious belief - it's about the primacy of the Constitution. Guess which one comes out on top?

[MineralMan]

Here's a photo of one of the many Shinto shrines in the United States. This one's in Washington state:

[Lochlainnach]

Maybe you should wake up and read more closely.

Explain to me how, during WWII, Japan's King as rep. of God, Samurai-code admonishing fits with I said about outlawing religion(paragraph 2).

And then tell me how Japan's king as rep of God...doesn't coalesce with what I said about an individuals right for freedom and a country's right to govern itself.

And you can't outlaw a religion. Last time I checked, Shintoism is not outlawed. It was a rare, temporal case. But then again, it's easier to outlaw a religion when you've incarcerated many of its practitioners in internment camps.