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Religion in the Constitution and the wall between church and state
A historical overview traces the origins of the First Amendment freedom of religion in colonial America through the 1649 Act for the Service of Almighty God, the Danbury letter by Thomas Jefferson, and later debates over establishment and free exercise. It notes Maryland's early acts, evolving language, and the enduring concept of church state separation in U.S. law.
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New York
Thomas
New Hampshire
Maryland
South Carolina
America
Baltimore
Congress
Jefferson
Ernor
U.S
Vatican
Thomas Jefferson
Church
Danbury
Conn
Baptist Associa
Curtis R. McNabb
Baytown
God
B. Digion
Bradford
R. H
Christ Wyly
Hausi
Spenser