James Madison was the principal author of the Bill of Rights. The first two protections in the first amendment to the Constitution, the number one protection, what they led off, The first clause of the first amendment of the Bill of Rights is protecting religious liberty. Look, we were a nation that was founded by people fleeing religious oppression, coming from other countries where the government asserted the power to control what you believed and how you worshiped. (22:05–22:11)
CLAIM
Asserts that the first clause of the First Amendment protects religious liberty.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
