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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.

Responsibility and respect of others and their religious beliefs are also part of freedom.

The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

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

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.

The obligation of the state is to guarantee freedom of religion, and that implies dealing with all of them on an equal footing.

Religious freedom, often referred to as the first freedom, is of central import to the American experiment. As such it should feature prominently in U.S. foreign policy.

For a person who is very much involved with the institution of religion but has lost the religious spirit, the 'religion' label is the real threat to liberty.

The separation of church and state was meant to protect church from state; a state that declares religion off limits in public life is a state that declares itself supreme over all religious values.