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To: Electric Graffiti

Freedom of religion was put in to keep the various factions of Christianity(religion of liberty) from conflicting with one another.
worth repeating more than once.
Freedom of religion was put in to keep the various factions of Christianity(religion of liberty) from conflicting with one another.


11 posted on 03/18/2019 9:26:43 AM PDT by jimfr
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To: jimfr; Electric Graffiti

There would be no personal liberty in Western Civilization - nor even the general concept of it - without Biblical Christianity.


13 posted on 03/18/2019 4:09:55 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: jimfr
Freedom of religion was put in to keep the various factions of Christianity(religion of liberty) from conflicting with one another.

You need to study the issue and understand what it really means because right now you have it completely wrong.
It is a prohibition on the government from doing something.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion...

This was put in place to prevent the government from establishing a governmental or national church/religion. (think of "Church of England")

respecting an establishment of religion national religion

15 posted on 03/18/2019 10:06:50 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: jimfr
First Amendment and Religion
The First Amendment has two provisions concerning religion: the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause. The Establishment clause prohibits the government from "establishing" a religion. The precise definition of "establishment" is unclear. Historically, it meant prohibiting state-sponsored churches, such as the Church of England.
16 posted on 03/18/2019 10:09:55 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: jimfr
Freedom of religion was put in to keep the various factions of Christianity(religion of liberty) from conflicting with one another.

The freedom of religion aspect meant that any denomination could open their own churches and followers of the denomination wouldn't be forced to comply with the teachings of a mandatory, government created church.

17 posted on 03/18/2019 10:18:43 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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