Historical records show that people of many different faiths lived in the United States before the Constitution was written, including Muslim and Jewish individuals.

There is broad consensus among historians and legal experts that the First Amendment was intended to protect the rights of individuals of all religions to practice their faith, not just Christians.  

The Constitution itself, as well as other historical records, also make it clear that the Founding Fathers never intended for the United States to establish an official religion. 

The 1797 Treaty of Tripoli, which was signed into law by John Adams, stated that “the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion.”