The Bill of Rights guarantees that the government can never deprive people in the U.S. of certain fundamental rights including the right to freedom of religion and to ... read more
Freedom to observe one's religion, however, does not take precedence over the rights of others, or over reasonable laws needed to maintain order--driving on the wrong side of the road as a religious duty would not be defensible in court. read more
The Secular Coalition for America took the president's declaration, one which he makes every year and one in which he typically mentions the nonreligious, as a chance to emphasize the separation of church and state and the freedom to not believe in any religion. read more
In the United States, freedom of religion is a constitutionally protected right provided in the religion clauses of the First Amendment. Freedom of religion is also closely associated with separation of church and state, a concept advocated by Colonial founders such as Dr. John Clarke, Roger Williams, William Penn and later founding fathers such as James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. read more