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Wikipedia's claim that the First Amendment "...prevents the government from making laws that regulate an establishment of religion" is a misleading paraphrase of the First Amendment's actual verbiage, which is Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion
The Wikipedia version claims the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights does not allow religion to be regulated, which is the exact opposite to what the Founding Fathers had intended when they wrote that the government can't establish religion, which is why it is known as the Establishment Clause.
Case law throughout history has ruled against government-sponsored religion.
Suggested change:
The First Amendment "...prevents the government from making laws that regulate an establishment of religion"
to
The First Amendment "...prevents the government from making laws respecting an establishment of religion" AndreaMastersEd (talk) 13:46, 19 November 2023 (UTC)Reply
I think there's a mistake in the first paragraph. This bit doesn't make sense: "... prevents the government from making laws respecting an establishment of religion...". Needs to be changed to "prevents the government from making laws DISrespecting religion..." (or similar). 117.20.69.63 (talk) 22:43, 30 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
I don't think the current first sentence is good. It is too long when it could be more concise. It is attempting to include everything about the First Amendment when according to MOS:LEAD, that should not be the case, and instead the info should spread through the lead. Thinker78 (talk) 20:56, 31 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
