It's not actually so that everyone's beliefs get respected, it's so that one group is not capable of becomming so influencial in American politics that they violate the rights of the minority. The entire constitution was developed with the idea of preventing tyranny.
That's why we have the right to build a malitia and have guns (2nd), also. It's why the writ of habeous corpus must be upheld at all times except a state of rebellion or invasion. Frankly, the entire document is designed to protect our rights, and you damn well better thank Thomas Jefferson for that. Yes, ESPECIALLY the part about separation of church and state, since he wrote it.
Sadly, Jefferson lacked the foresight (or perhaps the legal capability) to protect us from tyranny by corporation...
You do not have the right to never be offended.
