C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
Correct.Not until the 14th Amendment they didn't.
State constitutions did have provisions concerning religious liberty:
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State Constitutional Provisions on Religion
Religious liberty advocates have observed that state constitutions may provide more separation of church and state than is protected in the First Amendment.
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