Did you know that the original idea for "separation of church and state" came from Thomas Jefferson?

Question

I thought this was interesting.
This is where it originated, and what it states: History of the term: The phrase "separation of church and state" is derived from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to a group identifying themselves as the Danbury Baptists. In that letter, referencing the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, Jefferson writes: "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."

Answer 1

Yes. I've read that. It doesn't mean that religion should be kept out of politics, because it really can't be. When we elect someone to fill a position, we are electing the whole person, physical, mental and spiritual. Someones religion, morals or lack thereof is always in the position to which that person was elected.

Answer 2

For Jefferson on an identical time as he could have held ideals int he seperation of church and state he have been given his recommendations from his mentor George Mason who grew to become into the author of the Virgina Consitution and additionally a member of the COnsitutional Conventions. in spite of if Mason grew to become into an anti-federalist he thought that the COnsitutition that we've grew to become into no longer sufficiant adequate to guard the liberties of the electorate. He grew to become into in prefer of a miles extra limited sort of government and he additionally antagonistic the belief of Washington D.C. He stated it may be "an area ten miles have been corruption and al forms of crimes could take palce to which the persons could have no way of putting forward their grevancies" . I even have misquoted him slightly yet that's the jest of his feedback on D.C.

Answer 3

No, but I checked and it seems the _term_ "separation of church and state" is indeed Jefferson's. But the _idea_, and secularism in general, are much older.