"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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C J Campbell wrote:

Except that neither the Quakers nor the Puritans had much to do with the
founding of America beyond being some of the earliest settlers.

Not directly, but the freedom from religion amendment to the Constitution
had as much
to do with reaction to the way the Puritans ran their section of the
Colony as it did
the national religious dictates of England.

To the contrary, it is the freedom OF religion amendment, not freedom FROM
religion. And it had far less to do with Puritanism than it had with the
Masonic philosophies of the founding fathers. Puritanism was not interested
in freedom of religion, but other colonies actively promoted it.

Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

What this amendment says is that there shall be no 'official' religion of
the United States, nor shall any law prohibit the free exercise of religion.
There are altogether too many people who wish to eradicate religion from the
country, which would be a direct violation of this right.