Away-Bee-616 t1_jedcxup wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:49 AM

Reply to comment by ThatDarnedAntiChrist in TIL That There's a Bible Belt In The Netherlands by iamasinglepotassium

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.

In Everson v. Board of Education (1947), the Court drew on Thomas Jefferson's correspondence to call for "a wall of separation between church and State", though the precise boundary of this separation remains in dispute and the terms "church" and "State" do not appear in the Amendment.

Also I couldn't open the link. My phone's fucky I'm getting it fixed soon. The first amendment just says the federal govt cannot make any religion a state religion. This implies a separation of church and state and for all intents and purposes that's what it means but for instance law makers can still use their papist or Mohammedan values when writing or voting for a law.

ThatDarnedAntiChrist t1_jedhbdi wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:38 AM

>but for instance law makers can still use their papist or Mohammedan values when writing or voting for a law.

Most likely Baptist, Presbyterian, or Evangelical values. Just remember most domestic terrorists identify as protestant evangelicals. And it's Islamic, not Mohammedan. Unless you somehow gravitate towards the early 20th century.

I would expect any person to be guided by their values, be them religious or not. It's when they expect their religious dogma to become part of law that's an issue.