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Religious Liberty at the Founding

We the People

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The First Amendment Establishment Clause, Part Two

At the time of the adoption of the First Amendment, roughly half of the states had legal arrangements that we would consider to be establishments of religion. By the time the 14th Amendment was adopted, there were no establishments. The process of disestablishment also tells us a great deal about what was understood to be an establishment.

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