Topic - Thomas Jefferson

He cited the First Amendment, which says that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” In Jefferson’s interpretation, religion is a matter between individuals and God, and so these clauses rightly erected a wall that defended conscience from the government.

Baptists have helped shape debate about religious freedom for over 400 years →

The Revolutionary War was fought, Jefferson argued, to craft a government here that would protect natural rights, not assault them.

The American police state has arrived →