“. . . a bitter irony in a country where the very first provision of the very First Amendment guarantees the free exercise of religion.”
And don’t forget the founders’ including the reference to Jesus in the Constitution.
“the very first provision of the very First Amendment guarantees the free exercise of religion.”
As proposed before ratification, what is now the First Amendment was third on list.
What is now the 2nd Amendment was fourth on the proposed list.
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights-transcript