In the First Amendment to the Constitution, the Founders made it clear that this was not to be a sky-god nation with a national religion like that of England, from whom we had just separated. It is curious how little understood this amendment is-yes, everyone has a right to worship any god he chooses but he does not have the right to impose his beliefs on others who do not happen to share in his superstitions and taboos.


Gore Vidal's State of the Union: Nation Essays 1958-2005 (ed. 2013)

Gore Vidal Quotes

In the First Amendment to the Constitution, the Founders made it clear that this was not to be a sky-god nation with a national religion like that of ...

In the First Amendment to the Constitution, the Founders made it clear that this was not to be a sky-god nation with a national religion like that of ...

In the First Amendment to the Constitution, the Founders made it clear that this was not to be a sky-god nation with a national religion like that of ...

In the First Amendment to the Constitution, the Founders made it clear that this was not to be a sky-god nation with a national religion like that of ...