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"Our forefathers knew the evil of religion, that is why there is a separation of church and state."
Really???
I suggest you read some more history on the founding of this country before you make that pronouncement again
The founders did not want the government to ESTABLISH a national religion. Do you have any idea why that would have been a concern to them???
You are also aware that they did not object if a colony or later a state had a "state established" religion, aren't you??
My home state of RI was the last to sign on to the constitution...the condition was that it include a seperation of church and state.They were satisfied that the 1st amendment covered that seperation.
Roger Williams of Rhode Island and William Penn ensured the protection of religious minorities within their colonies from the beginning but others had established churches (Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony).
Didn't Roger Williams leave Massachusetts because of religious oppression? Isn't that why he founded RI on the principle of state neutrality in matters of faith?
He didn't want the state to dictate the religion you had to belong to
Exactly...SEPERATION of church and state.