Where does it say..?

Question

Ok.. so I want to know where it says "seperation of church and state" in the constitution, delceraion or bill of rights?? If you can PLEASE tell me?? Oh and btw can you include a copy of where it is?? if not thats ok.. just tell me.. PLEASE!!

Answer 1

Nowhere. The phrase "seperation of church and state" does not appear in the constitution or an amendment. That being said, the first amendment (http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html#amendmenti) states that the state can not establish a religion or prohibit the free exercise of religion.

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.

Another early user of the term was James Madison, the principal drafter of the United States Bill of Rights, who often wrote of "total separation of the church from the state." [5] "Strongly guarded . . . is the separation between religion and government in the Constitution of the United States," Madison wrote, and he declared, "practical distinction between Religion and Civil Government is essential to the purity of both, and as guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States." [6] This attitude is further reflected in the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, originally authored by Thomas Jefferson, but championed by Madison, and guaranteeing that no one may be compelled to finance any religion or denomination.

Answer 2

Most people believe that Separation of Church and State is provided for in the First Amendment. However, as the others have stated, this phrase does not appear in the Constitution or anywhere else.

The 1st Amendment provides that "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."

People have paraphrased the 1st Amendment to create the "Separation of Church and State"

Answer 3

From Wikipedia - The phrase 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 mentioned in an eloquent letter written by President John Tyler on July 10, 1843. The phrase was then quoted by the United States Supreme Court first in 1878, and then in a series of cases starting in 1947. This led to popular and political discussion of the concept, including criticism that it overstates the limits created under the Constitution.

Answer 4

The words separation of church and state are not in the Constitution. That phrase comes from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists giving Jefferson's interpretation of the 1st Amendment. The phrase has also been used in several U.S. Supreme Court cases as the court has give its interpretation of the 1st Amendment.

Answer 5

The First Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits CONGRESS from making any law "respecting an establishment of religion, . . " In the 18th century context almost all nation states had "established" religious denominations; meaning that state's established religion and religious "establishment" or organization had specific legal privileges and powers that other religions did not; and in most cases financial support from the state & in some even the power to directly tax individuals. To the extent that such "establishment" is prohibited, the Constitution is said to "separate" church from state.

Answer 6

It doesn't say it.