But at least they don't try to hurry the heathen to that destination. Here, everyone gets along.
Religious fanaticism is foreign news.
The credit belongs to that distinctly American, much misunderstood doctrine of separation of church and state. Informed by Europe's persistent bloodshed and recent colonial intolerance, the framers of the Constitution put the powers of government beyond reach of those who would misuse them to make their own faith supreme. They understood that there could be no freedom of religion without freedom from religion. Paradoxical as it may seem, it is the singular reason why Americans profess faith and attend worship in far greater proportion than the people of countries with state religions. That such countries tax their people for religious education is not for Americans to envy.