When the Bill of Rights was enacted, the individual states were allowed to establish an official religion. However, when the Fourteenth Amendment ("equal protection of the laws") was passed in response to the Confederacy's secession, a Constitutional "back door" was opened that allows activist courts to adjudicate "laws." This was NEVER the intent of this Amendment, but the courts have used it to destroy the foundation of our republic.
When the Bill of Rights was enacted, the individual states were allowed to establish an official religion. However, when the Fourteenth Amendment ("equal protection of the laws") was passed in response to the Confederacy's secession, a Constitutional "back door" was opened that allows activist courts to adjudicate "laws." This was NEVER the intent of this Amendment, but the courts have used it to destroy the foundation of our republic.