Because, lets face it, a religious outlook was a part of the founders' basis for the America they established, but so was a rational view that wanted to make certain that America wouldn't become a theocracy or allow religion to be controlled by The State or The State to be controlled by any particular religion.
My vision for a free society would have room for him to worship in any way he believes is right. Would his America, "returned to God", have any room for me?
It's funny to me that 2 people who had so much in common at one time could diverge so widely.
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