That's not anti-religious. Other evidence suggests Madison's abiding respect for religious belief. Thanks largely to Madison, free exercise replaced toleration as the national standard for protecting religious liberty. His proposed language for the First Amendment was among the most ambitious offered, and the final version unmistakably bears his stamp. Neither version was motivated by anything resembling an animus toward religion.
Today is a time to consider the cost of that neglect.
At least if you own a team. The post-Jeffords commentary represents another salvo in an ongoing liberal power play. By Rich Lowry. On the ABM Treaty and liberal international punditry. By Stephen Moore.