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Funding religion by law turns an asylum for the persecuted into a signal of persecution

Drawn from what James Madison said

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What this subject means

religion Faith as a thing a society runs on, and what has been tried in its place.

What James Madison actually said

  1. James Madison American statesman (1751 to 1836)
    Instead of holding forth an asylum to the persecuted, it is itself a signal of persecution. It degrades from the equal rank of citizens all those whose opinions in religion do not bend to those of the legislative authority.

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