The Roles of Religion in the American Society Religion played a key role in the establishment of the United States. Religion was one of the main reasons of creating a country where a person could be free to choose what a person believes in. The freedom to choose a persons own religion is the reason every American is living in the United States. The American Government was based around religion in the beginning of it …showed first 75 words of 793 total…

…showed last 75 words of 793 total…the equality and freedom of all citizens. Religion has shaped America in many ways. We are a very diverse country and share many different beliefs. It took many strong-willed people to get to the point at which we are today. Society has changed so much during the beginning of the first thirteen colonies, in fact, society is in ways a religion because there are no limits in what a person can choose to believe in.