The First Amendment’s freedom of religion clauses were the Founding Fathers' way of saying, “Hands off people’s beliefs,” but the way they work in real life is far more complicated, thanks to the constant pressure of believers from the Jehovah's Witnesses to the Satanic Temple.In this episode, Liberty explores how the Free Exercise Clause—the "believe what you want" rule in the Constitution—has constantly been tested by worshipers who wear spaghetti strainers on their heads and believers who knock on doors relentlessly to share the Good News.Then she explains how the Establishment Clause—the “no official religion” rule—evolved from a Federal restriction into law for States, towns, and school districts, thanks to a teenager reading the Koran in high school and statues of the demon Baphomet on State Capitol grounds.Join her on this raucous ride over centuries of changing views on what, exactly, freedom of religion actually guarantees for Americans and why so much of the law surrounding it is thought to be "broken."This educational and irreverent six-part series was produced by Voxtopica with the generous support of a grant from the Frick Initiative at Washington University in St. Louis.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.