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The First Amendment : the free exercise of religion clause
Religious freedom is often designated as America's "first freedom," and on this subject our nation has made some of its great contributions to the ideals of human rights and limited government. The Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment secured as a constitutional right the freedom to practice religion unhindered by government interference. In part because of this legal freedom, American religious life has long been among the most energetic and diverse in the Western world. But "the free exercise of religion clause" was born amid controversy over its scope, and today similar controversies arise over issues the Constitution's framers could not have anticipated. From Mormon polygamy in the late 1800s to a 1990 Supreme Court case involving peyote use by Native American worshipers, the commitment to protecting religious freedom has brought with it a host of theological, legal, and political concerns.
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- "Religious freedom is often designated as America's "first freedom," and on this subject our nation has made some of its great contributions to the ideals of human rights and limited government. The Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment secured as a constitutional right the freedom to practice religion unhindered by government interference. In part because of this legal freedom, American religious life has long been among the most energetic and diverse in the Western world. But "the free exercise of religion clause" was born amid controversy over its scope, and today similar controversies arise over issues the Constitution's framers could not have anticipated. From Mormon polygamy in the late 1800s to a 1990 Supreme Court case involving peyote use by Native American worshipers, the commitment to protecting religious freedom has brought with it a host of theological, legal, and political concerns."@en
- "Religious freedom is often designated as America's "first freedom," and on this subject our nation has made some of its great contributions to the ideals of human rights and limited government. The Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment secured as a constitutional right the freedom to practice religion unhindered by government interference. In part because of this legal freedom, American religious life has long been among the most energetic and diverse in the Western world. But "the free exercise of religion clause" was born amid controversy over its scope, and today similar controversies arise over issues the Constitution's framers could not have anticipated. From Mormon polygamy in the late 1800s to a 1990 Supreme Court case involving peyote use by Native American worshipers, the commitment to protecting religious freedom has brought with it a host of theological, legal, and political concerns."
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