Zone1 Christianity and our founding fathers

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States were free to establish state religions. The establishment clause was written to protect state religions from the federal government.

 

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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

 

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False, ding. 1st Amendment was written to keep organized religion out of government, not God out of peoples' lives if they so wish.

No. It was written to prevent Congress from interfering with state established religions of which half of the states had, dummy. They didn't want a repeat of the church of England. They came here to get away from national religions.

 

[NotfooledbyW]

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Break it down to one individual right at a time,

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise of religion thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Congress shall make no law respecting or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;



Congress shall make no law prohibiting the right of the people peaceably to assemble,


Congress shall make no law prohibiting the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

 

[NotfooledbyW]

. It was written to prevent Congress from interfering with state established religions of which half of the states had,

Your ignorant interpretation does not deal with the whole amendment,

It is one sentence and you have to read it that way.

 

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Your ignorant interpretation does not deal with the whole amendment,

It is one sentence and you have to read it that way.

It's funny that you think you can edit the 1st amendment.

 

[NotfooledbyW]

It was written to prevent Congress from interfering with state established religions

Nowhere does it say any such thing.

Where does it say anything about preventing Fed Government interfering with state established religions.


Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.


WTF DING?

It was written to prevent Congress from interfering with state established religions

 

[NotfooledbyW]

It's funny that you think you can edit the 1st amendment.

I didn’t edit it, I clarify that the first five words apply to all the individual rights listed.

Congress shall make no law.,.

 

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Nowhere does it say any such thing.

Where does it say anything about preventing Fed Government interfering with state established religions.


Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.


WTF DING?

It doesn't need to. It says Congress can not write laws establishing a national religion. There was no such requirement limiting states which half of the states had an established religion. It was written to prevent a repeat of what happened in England.

Read the history, dummy.

 

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I didn’t edit it, I clarify that the first five words apply to all the individual rights listed.

Congress shall make no law.,.

Yeah, you did edit it.

 

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I didn’t edit it, I clarify that the first five words apply to all the individual rights listed.

Congress shall make no law.,.

Were the states restricted in establishing state religions?

 

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#winning

 

[NotfooledbyW]

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise of religion thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.


Do you think the words in large font are not intended to protect an individual right to free exercise of religion of every United States citizen, matter what state they live in

 

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Editing the Bill of Rights. Sad.

 

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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise of religion thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.


Do you think the words in large font are not intended to protect an individual right to free exercise of religion of every United States citizen, matter what state they live in

Were the states restricted in establishing state religions?

 

[NotfooledbyW]

Were the states restricted in establishing state religions?

Yes.

Saint Ding, the First Amendment is under the Bill of Rights. It’s about INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS. The First Amendment provides constitutional protection for certain individual liberties, including freedom of religion, freedom of speech and the press, and the rights to assemble and petition the government.

Every state had to respect the individual liberties in the First Amendment including freedom of religion, freedom of speech and the press, and the rights to assemble and petition the government.

You are saying states can ignore this if they wanted to. That is absurd.

 

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Yes.

Can you show me in the bill of rights were states were prohibited from establishing state religions?

Can you explain how if states were restricted from establishing religion why half of the states had established state religions?

 

[NotfooledbyW]

Editing the Bill of Rights. Sad.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,

Can a state ignore the first amendment protecting the individual right to freedom of speech?

 

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Every state had to respect the individual liberties in the First Amendment including freedom of religion, freedom of speech and the press, and the rights to assemble and petition the government.

Do you really need for me to show you each state's established religion?

 

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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,

Can a state ignore the first amendment protecting the individual right to freedom of speech?

None of those limitations applied to the states. Show me where the constitution requires the states to follow the restrictions placed on the federal government.