America's government has historically supported protestant faith and practice
True, except Virginia was Catholic, not protestant.
[America] has never had direct authority in the operation of any church.
Demonstrably false. The original puritan colony of Massachusetts, for instance, was clearly a theocracy.
At what point, exactly, did Massachusetts say, "We don't care about your religion anymore." That would be the moment where they stopped having authority over the church, and thus, when there was no longer a state church.
True, except Virginia was Catholic, not protestant.
Demonstrably false. The original puritan colony of Massachusetts, for instance, was clearly a theocracy.
At what point, exactly, did Massachusetts say, "We don't care about your religion anymore." That would be the moment where they stopped having authority over the church, and thus, when there was no longer a state church.
I don't have the time to argue obvious facts. Here's an article talking about the state of American religion in 1776. https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/801/established-churches-in-early-america