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Freedom of religion is a fundamental Constitutional principle. It's a founding principle of this country.

The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

Religious freedom is already protected in the United States. It's in our Constitution. It's in most state constitutions.

Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom. Freedom opens the windows of the soul so that man can discover his most profound beliefs and commune with God. Freedom and religion endure together, or perish alone.

Neither the wording of the amendment itself nor common practice challenged the widely held belief that government guaranteed freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

Freedom of religion is a principle that is central to our Nation's Declaration of Independence. Congress has taken this positive step to protect our freedom to express allegiance to America's flag and the ideals it represents.

While we have a Constitution that is very strong in the sense that we are not gonna have a religion that's sanctioned by the government, it doesn't mean that we need to have a separation between government and religion.

Our Constitution recognises no other power than that of persuasion, for enforcing religious observances.

Protection of religious freedom means considering the faiths and beliefs of everyone involved.

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.