The First Amendment

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

We first see that the Founding Fathers addressed first things first. Note that they were concerned that future generations would weaken and submit to tyranny. (as we have)They were placing in this first amendment a prohibition of the government establishing a state church. They were making sure that we did not violate free worship as a man sees fit even if it was not what they would choose. England had a state church ordained by the king and mandated to receive favor of the crown. It was the "preferred" (my word) and all others were not recognized. They wanted to guard against that. They were not agnostics or atheist as some would have you believe.

Founding Quote from our Founding Fathers
Benjamin Franklin:
“ God governs in the affairs of man. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured in the Sacred Writings that except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it. I firmly believe this. I also believe that, without His concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel” –Constitutional Convention of 1787 | original manuscript of this speech
Patrick Henry:
“It cannot be emphasized too clearly and too often that this nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religion, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason, peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here.” [May 1765 Speech to the House of Burgesses]

Further more as you can see they wanted to make clear that freedom of religion was the intention and not freedom from religion. Evil men desire to remove their accountability to God so they are attempting to create a new nation without God which can do nothing but fail.

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

As you can see and I challenge you to find in the constitution or the founders intentions any reference of "separation of church and state" You will not find it. It is a lie that has been repeated to the people so many times they think it to be truth. For every vague reference the perpetrators of the lie make you can find hundreds of clear references to the hearts of the founders and their establishment of the free exercise of worship. One only has to look at the writings and even the architecture of Washington to see God was on the hearts and minds.

Founding Quote from the Founding Fathers:
Thomas Jefferson
“God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are a gift from God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, and that His justice cannot sleep forever.”

Justice Joseph Story:
“ I verily believe Christianity necessary to the support of civil society. One of the beautiful boasts of our municipal jurisprudence is that Christianity is a part of the Common Law. . . There never has been a period in which the Common Law did not recognize Christianity as laying its foundations.”

Freedom of speech is also guaranteed under the constitution. That freedom is not that a person may say anything he chooses without personal responsibility for such speech. There has to be a moral control to have an orderly society. Filth and gross declarations in the public arena will never benefit the speaker nor the hearer. Evil communications corrupt good manners. We have become a filthy society because the intentions of the founders have been misused. I do not say that difference of opinion should be suppressed nor should free discourse be punished or forbidden. All can have disagreements without the interjection of filthiness. I have always said a man with a filthy mouth has no respect for himself or those around him and it show that he is lacking in vocabulary necessary to hold an intelligent conversation.

Founding Quote from Founding Fathers
No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected without being truly respectable; nor be truly respectable, without possessing a certain portion of order and stability.
Alexander Hamilton

Our first amendment was designed to give Freedom and liberty. It is not to be given to the foolish use of its mandates. The founders intended that God and his Bible be the guiding principles and no amount of corrupting will change the original intent. Evil men are in power now. It is our duty to resist that evil and return our government to a Republic. A government of the people by the people and for the people.
God Bless America again!
David