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10. A significant fraction of the founders suffered religious persecution in their home countries

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:08 PM

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That is precisely why they wanted that to be impossible in the US. The founders were a mix of hardcore religious types and the areligious (the Deists.) The body of the Constitution bans religious tests for office. The First Amendment both prevents a state religion and guarantees the right to practice any (or no) religion. Too many see the "right to practice" as the right to discriminate against those who do not share the same religion. The Constitution is crystal clear that the US should never be a theocracy.

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