To complete this Application Assignment, write a 1- to 2-page paper that addresses the following:
- Consider your thoughts about why and how religious freedom was guaranteed in the Bill of Rights, and why it has been difficult to achieve that ideal.
- Using specific examples, discuss whether the concept of "religious liberty" in America has been real or is just an ideal.
- Cite reasons why you think it is or is not important to maintain a separation between church and state.
- Relate why or why not the concept of religious freedom is relevant to today's contemporary society.