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[[File:Roger Williams and Indians.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Roger Williams talking to Narragansett Indians]]
'''Roger Williams''' (1603-1683) was the founder of the colony of [[Rhode Island]] and a promoter of a strict separation between church and state. He opposed any preference by government of one religion over another, or any interference by a [[magistrate]] into religious matters.
'''Roger Williams''' (1603-1683) was the founder of the colony of [[Rhode Island]] and a promoter of a strict separation between church and state. He opposed any preference by government of one religion over another, or any interference by a [[magistrate]] into religious matters.