Letter: Founders wanted to keep government religion-free
A letter to the editor argues that U.S. founders intended to keep the government free of religion to avoid religious persecution. The author notes that these measures protect both religious and nonreligious beliefs. The letter serves as a response to previous discussions regarding the separation of church and state.
Our founders were well aware of the religious persecution that existed in the countries that they, or other colonists, emigrated from (“Separation of church and state misconstrued,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Sept. 18). They did their best to avoid this unpalatable experience in this new country. They did not want Americans to be persecuted for their religious or nonreligious beliefs.
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