Constitutional horror: Clarence Thomas argues states can establish official religion

[jwirr]

81. The early settlers all came on the same ships, lived in a certain area where they started their own

churches. When the Quakers got into a disagreement with the people of Massachusetts they just moved to Rhode Island and established their own area.

You are the one who does not know what a state religion is: It is not an established church. It is a religion that is determined by the state to be the only religion of a certain nation. By the laws of a country. Also in a country that has a state religion other religions are not legally acknowledged.

In our nation the church and state are separate unless you are a rwer. They want to establish a state church - their own religion. In this context state and established are not the same. Established as you are using it means that these churches exist and have structure.

That is why freedom of religion was included in the Constitution. So that the country could not establish any religion and exclude any.