... no law representing an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or of the right of the people to peacefully assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." First Amendment of the Constitution The infamous statement "separation of church and state" are no where to be found in the First Amendment. Neither does it appear in the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, nor any other official ... each and every religion. They wanted to prevent the establishment of ...

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