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Actually, the founders included the freedom of religion in the First Amendment to ensure that the government would not establish a national religion and to protect the free exercise of religion for all individuals. They aimed to create a secular government that would not favor any particular faith, promoting religious freedom rather than any specific religion.
The first amendment doesn't provide for a "state religion", but allows and gives the right for people to go to any church ( or no church) that they wish. The founding fathers had seen what happened to people who lived under a state sponsored religion and eventually the oppression of other religions takes place not allowing for people to believe or not believe in the religion of their choice.
The 1st Amendment of the Bill of Rights states: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
Civil Liberties of individuals in the US, including the freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly and petition.
The Virginia Declaration of Rights, written by George Mason in 1776, is the document that states that all Virginians have certain rights including freedom of religion and freedom of speech. It served as a model for the later United States Bill of Rights.
The First Amendment prohibits the government from establishing a religion, which by implication prevents its either supporting or inhibiting religion in general.
The first amendment.
First amendment.
They are separate amendments. Freedom of speech and press is the 1st amendment. The second amendment is the Freedom of religion.
Fourth amendment freedom of religion
It would be the 1st amendment.
The 1st Amendment guaranteed the freedom of religion. In fact, in guarantees both the freedom to establish religion and the freedom to practice religion. Other rights guaranteed in the 1st Amendment include freedom of speech and freedom of the press.