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Mike Schuerger Sr.
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Well, just about, Howard.Besides the European religious tyranny, ET covers an important point: the religious discrimination that existed =here= at the time the Constitutioin was written, and for that matter still exists. As I have elsewhere mentioned, one of the motives in founding the Knights of Columbus in New Haven, Conn., in 1882 was to fight anti-Catholic discrimination. Anti-Catholic bigotry was referred to as "the last acceptable bigotry in the USA" in the late 20th Century. I don't think it has been eliminated in the 21st yet either.To clarify though, an "Established" religion (more than 1/2 the States had them at the time the Constitution was ratified) was the "official" religion of the State and was supported by taxes levied by the government. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion" was saying that there would be no official, tax-supported religion in the United State of America. Note well, though, that this did not disestablish the "established" religions of the "Several States." The states did that on their own over time, as the First Ammmendment says, "CONGRESS shall make ...." and the country and the various courts used to recognize the difference between a Federal law and a State or local law as codified by the 10th Ammendment.Of course, many of the courts, at least since WWII if not earlier, don't seem to care WHAT the Constitution says, even if they might know what the Founders meant, which I doubt. There is also a proccupation with "protecting us" with the "Establishment Clause" while ignoring the "Free Exercise" clause.