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In what ways does the US government control religion in the US?

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The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment prohibits government from encouraging or promoting ("establishing") religion in any way
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The First Amendment prohibits the Congress from making a law "respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof". This provision was later expanded to state and local governments, through the incorporation of the First Amendment.

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