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"The right to freedom of religion is so central to American democracy that it was enshrined in the First Amendment to the Constitution along with other fundamental rights such as freedom of speech and freedom of the press. In order to guarantee an atmosphere of absolute religious liberty, this country's founders also mandated the strict separation of church and state."

It is clearly implied that the phrase is in the First Amendment, along with the familiar phrases "freedom of religion", "freedom of speech", and "freedom of the press." The less familiar "free exercise" clause is what is referred to, but the more familiar "separation of church and state" clause replaces it.

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Oops - where I wrote "free exercise clause", I should have written "establishment clause" - that's the clause they revised.