I believe that the government and religion could co-exist. That religion does play a role in government to get what are acceptable morals, as a good check on government power. Not where the religion dominates but is shown through voting. That religion should be allowed by everyone and not considered for people who arn't smart or unitellegent. What would society do without morals or a greater idea of a tomorrow to encurage people to do good and not just live for themselves.
There is honestly no way that the founding fathers ment for religion to be presecuted. Freedom of religion not from it. They were all Christians the founding fathers, why would they ever want there to not be religion in the public square? In general they wanted there not to be an established church but separate, but not denied. To counter the hand of government the citizen needs a concious and how else could one get that without the government influencing them?
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