Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Two clauses in the First Amendment guarantee freedom of religion. The establishment clause prohibits the government from passing legislation to establish an official religion or preferring one religion …showed first 75 words of 900 total…

…showed last 75 words of 900 total…and state," that it what have such an impact on the Constitution. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison both used that phrase when arguing this same subject. . The founders of this country fled persecution in their native lands in search of this freedom, freedom of religion. This Freedom of religion is the first right protected by the Bill of Rights. The place of religion in the nation will continue to be the subject of many debates.