As Americans We pride Ourselves on the freedoms and liberties that are bestowed upon us from birth and the process of naturalization. Often forgotten are the beginnings, the deadly fight to escape the religious oppression of not only the Church of England but the British Crown. America became a land of refuge from such powers, a place where people could practice what they believed without fear. The Founding Fathers drew up the Constitution in hopes to ensure that themselves and the “posterity” would be protected from the treatment they had faced for so many years under the Crown. Requiring a “religion” test to determine eligibility for citizenship in the US is a violation of the very rights and moral standards our Nation is supposed to uphold
