Yes, Jefferson made it clear that there would NOT be a a STATE/NATIONAL religion; however, after we became a nation of states, there was NOT to be any state religion either!
And You're SO off re the religions of the New England*, Pa., and New York states religious composition, it's laughable!
I don't like to nit pick, but you were the one who began the picking of nits, erroneously.
* Jefferson's letter re THE SEPARATION BETWEEN STATE AND CHURCH, was written to THE ELDERS OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH OF DANBURY, CT. ! And at that Time, Danbury was larger in area than it is today, encompassing Bethel and Brookfield. Those Baptists were a BIG DEAL around here, NOT "PURTIANS".
And as far as N.Y. is concerned, since it began as a Dutch settlement, and they were Dutch reformed Protestants, that was a biggie. So were Episcopalians, Methodists ( Charles Wesley, himself, dedicated one of the earliest Methodist churches in the colonies, on Church Street; where my kiddo was christened ), CofE, and yes, some Jews. Now whilst it is true that the first Jews arrived in the original colonies in 1655, it is NOT at all true that they all set up residence in NYC, or even N.Y. state. Some went off to Philly, Rhode Island, and down South.
There's much more to this religious affiliation and states, but I suggest that you do your own scut work; or I could charge you for the rest of it. :-)
>>There’s much more to this religious affiliation and states, but I suggest that you do your own scut work; or I could charge you for the rest of it. :-)
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I guess I did miss that day. What would the federal government have to say about that, and where?
I don't like to nit pick
Of course you do, just look at your post.
And You're SO off re the religions of the New England*, Pa., and New York states religious composition, it's laughable!
Yeah, I don't care, my aim was to illustrate the fact that there were different religious cultures in the various colonies....which I did. That is why the language was inserted into 1A. For brevity's sake, I was also trying to avoid a 9,000 word screed such as yours.
Now which colony was the moslem community?