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From the Declaration of Independence’s assertion of rights endowed by a “Creator” to the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious freedom, faith and freedom were inseparably bound in the minds of those who forged the nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFaith, Freedom, and the Founding\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMapp places the Founders in their historical context, reminding readers that America’s struggle for independence was not only a political revolt against Britain’s tyranny but also a defense of unalienable rights—especially the right to worship without interference. He shows how this conviction fueled the courage of the colonists at Lexington and Concord and became enshrined in both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCentral to this vision was the \u003cstrong\u003eBill of Rights\u003c\/strong\u003e, where freedom of religion was guaranteed to all Americans. 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