Reply #125: Well, let's take a look at the First Amendment.....

[tx_dem41]

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

After reading it, I guess it would depend on what you mean by "freedom FROM religion". It definitely prohibits the Government from establishing a religion. I guess that could be construed as "freedom FROM religion" in a very narrow way. It surely doesn't give you the freedom from encountering religion in every day life. Do you want that?

Also, there's that pesky second religion part to the amendment: "or prohibiting the free exercise thereof". That would tend to be a big problem to several posters on this thread wishing for similar laws (to the French ban) in the U.S.