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The First Amendment begins: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. What was the motivation for making this idea a cornerstone of American law?

A) Churches did not want to pay taxes.
B)Some people did not trust people of other faiths.
C)The Founding Fathers wanted the United States to be a religious nation.
D) Many European and colonial governments placed limits on the freedom of worship

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I think the answer is C
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D. because the original colonists came to seek religious freedom.
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