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[–] iamjanesleftnipple 0 points 17 points (+17|-0) ago 

No, it was not. It was simply meant to prohibit the establishment of a state religion

That's exactly what "Freedom from Religion" means: Not having religion forced upon you by the government.

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[–] fuck_communism 7 points 2 points (+9|-7) ago 

The phrase "freedom from religion" does not appear anywhere in the Bill of Rights, therefore it has no legal or universal meaning, and means only what the person using it says. It is as definitive as "more" or "less."

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[–] iamjanesleftnipple 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

It also doesn't say "Freedom of Religion". But really what you're doing is playing semantics. The Bill of Rights states that the state shall establish no religion, which translates to no religion being forced onto the people that they do not freely elect to follow themselves (a point you already made in your comment in regards to England). Thus it is by default both freedom of religion (worship how you want to worship so long as it doesn't harm anyone else) and freedom from religion ( you won't be forced to have a religion).