The Political Catholic

The Religious Right and the dismantling of the Wall between Church and State 2017 marks the 226 anniversary of the United States Bill Of Rights ratified December 15, 1791.  A list of rights that the Founding members of our country decided to enshrine in our most sacred documents that created what we know as American Democracy. When the founders crafted this document they started with the protection of the freedom of Religion, Speech and Protest.  These protections  were important enough to be the first words that they wrote when declaring the rights that we have as human beings; rights that were derived from that first revolutionary document - The Declaration of Independence.   The first amendment states: 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 redres...