1st amendment

Religious freedom was one of the reasons that people came to America. The Puritans were a group of people who grew discontent in the Church of England and worked towards religious, moral and societal reforms.. The Puritans were one branch of dissenters who decided that the Church of England was beyond reform. Escaping persecution from church leadership and the King, they came to America. Because of this the first amendment was about religion. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; For these founders it appears they wanted to keep the Government out of religion but over the years the courts have changed that to keeping religion out of government, thus no prayer in public schools. The precise definition of "establishment" is unclear. Historically, it meant prohibiting state-sponsored churches, such as the Church of England.