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FIRST AMENDMENT: Christians need it, too

| June 9, 2024 1:00 AM

Christians need to remind themselves of the importance of the First Amendment. If we get rid of it, we’ll regret it. The First Amendment states “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion or prohibiting the free expression thereof.”

History is full of examples of violent conflicts between religious groups with differing religious ideas, including different Christian groups. James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, the primary writers of the constitution, clearly understood the danger of wedding religious faith with political power. However, some Christian groups are currently stating the signers of the Constitution intended the U.S. should be a Christian nation.

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