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Religious Liberty at the Founding

We the People

CHAPTER

The Natural Rights Philosophy of the Religion Clauses

Michael Wolraich: I think the modern Supreme Court has been too fixated on illegal doctrines which were concocted in recent decades since World War II and getting back to the foundations is very important. He says Jefferson's quote about rightful liberty being unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others was almost a refutation of the modern view that you take. "I don't believe that the founders would have approved of that," he said, referring to laws shutting down an ancient religion for no reason other than its violation of human rights.

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