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no_hypocrisy

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2. Because of the two religion clauses in the First Amendment of the Constitution,

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Tue Oct 11, 2022, 06:04 AM

Oct 2022

there is necessary tension between them. The Establishment Clause is a qualifier for the Free Exercise Clause and vice versa.

For example, if you had free unfettered religious liberty, laws could be introduced to reinstitute slavery or segregation.

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