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Secularism in the Anglo-American sense finds it's roots within the Colonial era of America where in 1636 Roger Williams established a Settlement in Rhode Island which permitted total religious freedom. This along with the later enlightenment philosopher's such as John Locke would go on to heavily influence the founding father of the United States.

 

This established the primary purpose of American Secularism which was not the total exclusion of religion from government as in French secularism but rather the inclusion of all religion's in government. In order to ensure that no one religion is discriminated against and no one religion is given too much power.