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I think here is the irony of American history. We don't have an established church. When you have an established church nobody takes religion as seriously as we do here. We have a free market in religion. The religious groups are competing with each other.

Eric Foner
Religious, Thinking, Church
"Life Is Getting More Difficult for Americans". Interview with Karen Andresen and Cordula Meyer, www.spiegel.de. October 30, 2008.
I think here is the irony of American history. We don't have an established church. When you have an established church nobody takes religion as seriously as we do here. We have a free market in religion. The religious