Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “At the time of the adoption of the Constitution and the amendments, the universal sentiment was that Christianity should be encouraged, not any one sect. Any attempt to level and discard all religion would have been viewed with universal indignation.” ~ James Meacham (1810-1856) U.S. Representative from Vermont, 1849-56, Congregational ministerSource: House Committee on the Judiciary (3/27/1854)