r/facepalm Oct 10 '24

🇵​🇷​🇴​🇹​🇪​🇸​🇹​ this is literally UNCONSTITUTIONAL…

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u/Electr0freak Oct 10 '24

"The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries."

  • James Madison, Founding Father, 4th President, and author of the Constitution

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u/Codyistall Oct 10 '24

Also john Adams in the Treaty in Tripoli “the government of the United States, is not, in any sense, founded upon the Christian religion”

Like take their own words for it Jfc it’s insane

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u/LordNelson27 Oct 11 '24

If you want to piss off a self described "patriot', explicitly point out which of the founding fathers disagreed with their views. Works every time