The Bill of Rights Just Turned 225. Here’s What It Can Still Teach Us About Religious Freedom.
Abigail Doty / Stephanie Taub / December 14, 2016
On this day 225 years ago, the states ratified one of the most significant documents in our government. We are reminded today that religious freedom is no new issue in American history.
The Bill of Rights, comprised of the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution, enumerates sacred, fundamental rights that Congress may not violate. Among these rights are our first freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition that define who we are as a nation.
The Bill of Rights was created in a time of great division in our country. Fundamental differences raged among the states and between people of different worldviews, religious beliefs, and ideas of what America should be.
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