I disagree strongly with the concept of separation of church and state. It was not written into the Constitution.
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It doesn't say anywhere in the Constitution this idea of the separation of church and state.
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.
The tenet of the separation of church and state is an unconstitutional doctrine.
Quite often you hear people say, 'What about separation of church and state?' There is no such thing.
Separation of Church and state was a radical idea when the U.S. was first founded, but it's become The Way Things Are.
But separation of church and state was never meant to separate God and government.
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.
While we have a Constitution that is very strong in the sense that we are not gonna have a religion that's sanctioned by the government, it doesn't mean that we need to have a separation between government and religion.
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.
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.
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