tmoney144 t1_itwub93 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 9:51 PM

Reply to comment by Atear in TIL The European 30 Years' War 1618 - 1648 began with Czech nobles throwing two Habsburg governors out of Prague castle window onto a huge dungheap. The corresponding carnage - fought over the issue of religious freedom following the Protestant Reformation - left millions dead. by Royal_Bumblebee_

It's still important context as to why we have separation of church and state in the US. Several States had established religions at the time the constitution was drafted, so leaving open the possibility of an established religion at the federal level could had led to conflict down the road that they wanted to avoid.