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Separation of Church and state was a radical idea when the U.S. was first founded, but it's become The Way Things Are.

— Judith Tarr

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

We have this idea in our minds that there's this separation of church and state in America, which I think is a good thing. And we extend that to our politics - not just church and state, but it's also there's a separation of religion and politics. But of course there isn't.

— Stephen Colbert

The separation of church and state was meant to protect church from state; a state that declares religion off limits in public life is a state that declares itself supreme over all religious values.

— Ben Shapiro

I don't believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute. The idea that the church can have no influence or no involvement in the operation of the state is absolutely antithetical to the objectives and vision of our country.

— Rick Santorum

There is no such thing as 'separation of church and state.' Reporters continue to promote this fallacy and scare Christians out of standing up for their beliefs.

— Ken Ham

It doesn't say anywhere in the Constitution this idea of the separation of church and state.

— Sean Hannity

I do believe in the separation of church and state. But I don't think separation of church and state means you have to be free from your faith.

— Sam Brownback

✗Opposing Perspectives

Quite often you hear people say, 'What about separation of church and state?' There is no such thing.

— Dan Severson

I don't believe there is a separation of church and state. I think the Constitution is very clear. The only separation is that there will not be a government church.

— Tom DeLay

I disagree strongly with the concept of separation of church and state. It was not written into the Constitution.

— Ken Buck

There are some who invoke separation of church and state - to try to get the government out of the business of morality - but this is antithetical to what the founders wanted. The founders wanted to keep theology out of government so that government could focus on the proper business of morality.

— Dinesh D'Souza