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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” The First Amendment of the Constitution lays down the principle that should not be entangled. It, like public opinion, can be seen many ways and perhaps never truly have a definite decision of whether a wall should be erected between church and state or whether there is no wall. Many people see the First Amendment as a “freedom of religion,” though many people see it as a “freedom from religion. ...
My view is that a wall is needed and was intended by the Framers. Neither the Constitution nor the Bill of Rights gives the power for government to interfere with any religion, or absence of, nor does it give the right for any religion to interfere with government. There are two parts of the First Amendment, where religion is mentioned; one is referred to as the Free-Exercise Clause and the other as the Establishment Clause.
The Free-Exercise Clause states that Congress shall make no law prohibiting the “free-exercise” of religion. Meaning that Congress cannot pass a law prohibiting Catholics from celebrating Mass, nor can it pass a law keeping an Atheist from meeting with other free thinkers.
Approximate Word count = 895
Approximate Pages = 3.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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