First Freedom RSS feed for PBS programming.http://video.pbs.orgen-ushttp://video.pbs.orgSat, 25 May 2013 14:29:28 -0400Sat, 25 May 2013 14:29:28 -0400http://video.pbs.org/video/2311154465/First Freedom: The Fight for Religious Liberty profiles the generation of colonial Americans who raised the ideal of religious freedom to the level of a fundamental human right. And it honors those founders who could not rest until it was carved into law.http://video.pbs.org/video/2311154465/11/29/2012The idea of freedom of religion in the USA ignited a fundamental shift in human historynrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2310716980/Can a society that seeks religious freedom for itself also extend it to others who don’t believe the same way?http://video.pbs.org/video/2310716980/11/28/2012What is religious freedom?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2310766380/By 1800, political parties had established themselves in American politics and were in full operation during the election between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The brutality of the campaign severed the once-strong relationship between the two patriots.http://video.pbs.org/video/2310766380/11/28/2012The campaign of 1800 severed the once-strong relationship between Jefferson and Adams.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2310754802/Thomas Jefferson and James Madison fought efforts to impose a General Assessment in Virginia and, in the process, to establish the separation between church and state.http://video.pbs.org/video/2310754802/11/28/2012Thomas Jefferson and James Madison fought to establish the separation of church and statenrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2310743916/The British perceived Americans’ fight for independence as an act of blasphemy. How could a group of loyal subjects professing to follow the laws of God rebel against a king chosen by God?http://video.pbs.org/video/2310743916/11/28/2012The British perceived Americans’ fight for independence as an act of blasphemynrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2310749786/The Founding Fathers’ thinking evolved from tolerating minority religions to embracing the right of religious liberty for all.http://video.pbs.org/video/2310749786/11/28/2012The Founders’ thinking evolved to embracing the religious freedom for allnrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2315729403/First Freedom: The Fight for Religious Liberty is the story of how the most basic of human freedoms - freedom of conscience - was codified for the first time in human history as an inalienable human right protected by law.http://video.pbs.org/video/2315729403/12/13/2012The adoption of separating church and state caused a shift in human history.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2291371326/This is the story of how the most basic human freedom - freedom of conscience - for the first time in human history became an inalienable right protected by law.http://video.pbs.org/video/2291371326/10/15/2012The story of how freedom of conscience becomes the 1st promise to all Americans.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2310760349/Many people understood that religion could become involved in politics, and the concern was that people in power would try to establish their church as the national church.http://video.pbs.org/video/2310760349/11/28/2012People were worried: would America have a national church?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesClip