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It seems the First Amendment corrected the problems of the problems inherent in the solemn oaths to orthodoxy (what were they afraid of?), taxes to support preaching and church construction, and the recognition of one denomination tot he exclusion of others.

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You post that contrarian statement .. in light of all the foundational data on the site I posted?

So having been presented with indisputable documentation of what’s known about the mindset of the Founders, you still persist in being vested in purposeful selectivity and historical revisionism.

LOL .... that’s irrational.

I don’t waste time with those who appear to be intractably irrational.

S’long.