Freedom! The dictionary says freedom is the condition of not being bound to restraints, or oppression. Freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one desires. However, to me it means much more. To me freedom means having the ability to practice your own religion and to speak freely publicly or privately. Many consider these natural rights, nevertheless, they are not. Freedom is a right that the people of our country have earned. In the United States, the desire for religious freedom was one major reason Europeans settled here. Today, freedom of religion remains a suffocating issue in other countries. Religious freedoms have been discouraged or even forbidden in other countries ruled by dictators. In some countries, they