There is still a segment of the population that confuse being told what to think with actual thinking and that beliefs imposed from above are just as good as knowing the real facts.
Constititution
of the United States: 1stAmendment, Bill of Rights
: "Congress shall make no law respecting
an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of
grievances."