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bmichaelh

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3. That is ignorant
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 05:39 AM
17 hrs ago

James Madison and others did not want the new nation to be involved in religious wars of Europe.

That is main reason that clause is in it.

Many of the framers were Deists and would have little in common with those people standing behind Donald Trump.

In fact, Thomas Jefferson did not believe in miracles and created a version of Bible just limited to Christ's teachings, The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Bible

I suspect Trump and others wish they could get rid of Christ's moral teachings.

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