The First Amendment guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition. It forbids Congress from both promoting one religion over others and also restricting an …

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 …

Freedom of religion or religious liberty, also known as freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or …

Controversies surrounding the freedom of religion in the US have included building places of worship, compulsory speech, prohibited counseling, compulsory consumerism, workplace, marriage and the …

Dec 5, 2025 · The First Amendment contains what might be the most elegant solution in American law to one of humanity’s oldest problems: how to protect religious freedom while preventing religious …

Dec 7, 2017 · Freedom of Religion in the U.S. What is the history of the freedom of religion as outlined in the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution? How is this freedom enforced?

Freedom of religion is designed to protect people’s deepest, innermost beliefs. Through much of U.S. history, courts have most protected the religious beliefs familiar to those of the majority. Courts have …

The First Amendment has two provisions concerning religion: the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause. The Establishment clause prohibits the government from "establishing" a religion. …

Jun 26, 2026 · A new report by a Trump administration commission suggests replacing the idea of separating church and state with the idea of building bridges between them.

Jul 8, 2026 · The Freedom From Religion Foundation supports the separation of state and church, and we are an umbrella for those who are free from religion.