Separation of Church and State ? Where ?

Question

What document is this writing in ? I can't find it any where.

Answer 1

hey Michael please stop following me around with your cameras, and your are leaving inprints on my front lawn . as many have pointed out it is not found in any of our founding documents. it was in a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1802 to the Danbury Baptists Pres. Jefferson was reassuring the chruch there is a wall between church and state and that the state could not regulate any of the church activity. many have twisted to mean the other way around . it is funny that our first right is the freedom of religion. here is part of the letter


Taken from Andrew Lipscomb and Albert Bergh, The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol., 16, pp. 281-282.


Gentlemen,
The affectionate sentiments of esteem and approbation which you are so good as to express towards me, on behalf of the Danbury Baptist Association, give me the highest satisfaction. My duties dictate a faithful and zealous pursuit of the interests of my constituents, and in proportion as they are persuaded of my fidelity to those duties, the discharge of them becomes more and more pleasing.

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for is faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between Church and State. Adhering to this expression of the supreme will of the nation in behalf of the rights of conscience, I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no natural right in opposition to his social duties.

I reciprocate your kind prayers for the protection and blessing of the common Father and Creator of man, and tender you for yourselves and your religious association, assurances of my high respect and esteem.


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Answer 2

That's because it's not official documentation. It was written in a letter by Thomas Jefferson and then later referenced and cited by the Supreme Court. The term "Separation of Church and State" does not appear in the Constitution.

Answer 3

The prevalence of the term "separation of church and state" is generally traced to a letter written by Thomas Jefferson in 1802 to the Danbury Baptists, in which he referred to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution as creating a "wall of separation" between church and state. The phrase was then quoted and endorsed by the United States Supreme Court first in 1878, and then in a series of cases starting in 1947.

Answer 4

It is what the first amendment of the constitution is all about.
The prevalence of the term "separation of church and state" is generally traced to a letter written by Thomas Jefferson in 1802 to the Danbury Baptists, in which he referred to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution as creating a "wall of separation" between church and state. The phrase was then quoted and endorsed by the United States Supreme Court first in 1878, and then in a series of cases starting in 1947.

Answer 5

Because it does not exist. This is another LIE CREATED by the Extreme Democrat Liberals.
A Letter by Thomas Jefferson is not a Law, or any part of the Constitution of the United States of America. Jefferson's letter only referred to the fact that the Government could not interfere in a Religion.

Answer 6

It doesn't exist. Seriously. There is a mention in the constitution that the state shall not endorse one particular religious beliefe over another. In other words, Not to have a state religion or church like the Church of England back when the pilgrims fled England. But there is no clause about seperation of church and state that divorces the two as many people would try to suggest. jason (rattail)

Answer 7

The constitution doesn't say what we can or can't say. It just says we have freedom of speech. Similarly the constitution's ban of religious tests for office and state establishment of religion means seperation of church and state. The phrase came from Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, and James Madison, main author of the constitution.

Answer 8

Separation of Church and State is just a layman's way to refer to what the Constitution means. Most people aren't clever enough to interpret legal documents written by intelligent 18th century legal philosophers.

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Answer 9

Separation of church and state is a political and legal doctrine which states that government and religious institutions are to be kept separate and independent of one another. Primarily discussed in the context of United States law and politics, the term most often refers to the combination of two principles: secularity of government and freedom of religious exercise.

The prevalence of the term "separation of church and state" is generally traced to a letter written by Thomas Jefferson in 1802 to the Danbury Baptists, in which he referred to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution as creating a "wall of separation" between church and state. The phrase was then quoted and endorsed by the United States Supreme Court first in 1878, and then in a series of cases starting in 1947.

More than in any other nation, it is imperative to keep a sepataration of church and state in America.

Answer 10

It is not written on any legal document. It was a simple statement made by Thomas Jefferson to a concerned clergyman worried about government intervention in his church