As a retired social studies teacher, I felt I had a pretty good working knowledge of the U.S. Constitution, having taught it for many years to high school juniors. But as of late, events have caused me to go back and re-read the document very closely a number of times. The First Amendment promises freedom of speech, religion, assembly and other rights.
I carefully looked to see if there was an asterisk at the end of the sentence. It seems some people are now claiming that maybe these freedoms extend only to those of the “approved religion.”
