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John S. Rodgers: “In our Constitution, we have freedom of religion, which…”

Featuring: John S. Rodgers, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

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Vermont primary debate_ Republicans for lieutenant governor Gregory Thayer and John Rodgers

Published | Video Starts at 47:01

And they did that during COVID you know, what happened with COVID So thank you. John Rogers. Well, I totally believe it's hugely important to have a clear divide between church and state. In our Constitution, we have freedom of religion, which means no matter what religion you believe in or no religion at all, you are supposed to be provided with the same protections. And so, you know, some people think our government should be a Christian government, but we have other religions here that we need to respect and we have atheists that we need to respect as well. (47:01–47:13)

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Asserts that the Constitution guarantees equal protections regardless of religious belief or non-belief.

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