It seems so simple: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. The

[Thanks so much to Peterr for beginning a conversation which needs to be had amongst progressives and conservatives alike.  Personally, I have had an aversion to any marriage of religion and politics — the faith under which I was brought up has always been something internal, just like the values under which