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...time, constructively been added as an Amendment to the simple language of the First Amendment: "... I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of...should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation between church...

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...their fears in a letter, which was both a personal and private piece of paper, not a legal document: "Believing with you that religion is a matter which...solely between man and his God, that he owes account to no other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only;...

...happen. He said, Holy Donuts; Impacting Schools for Christ "I contemplate with solemn reverence the act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation...

...are persuaded of my fidelity to those duties, the discharge of them becomes more and more pleasing. Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, thal he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government...

...are persuaded of my fidelity to those duties, the discharge of them becomes more and more pleasing. Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his Cod, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of...

...freedom in a state — Connecticut — that still officially established the Congregational Church. "Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man & his god," Jefferson wrote, "that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that...