Did You Know That "The Seperation of Church And State" Is Not In The Constitution?

Answer 1

Yes, I know that.

In the one place where people say it is implied, the actual wording is "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." (emphasis mine).

The wording is clearly intended to protect the people from being forced to all belong to a "state church", and to protect the "church" (as I use it here I mean any religious organization) from interference by the state. It was never intended to prohibit people of faith from participating in the government, or to prohibit people from letting their beliefs and values influence their political views. It is very sad that it has been so turned around lately.

Answer 2

Yes it is. The 1st Ammendment states that the government may make no law respecting (today we would say "promoting) an establishment of religion, nor prohibit the free exercise tereof.

The phrase "seperation of church and state" is a term coined to refer to that Constitutional provision--a shorthand for the principle stated in the First ammendment.

Answer 3

The First Amendment prohibits the creation of an official religion. That establishes a separation between church and state, but some people take it too far.

I wonder if all the people who want Christmas decorations to be banned in public areas will be working on December 25.

Answer 4

Yes I did, but that makes it no less proper an interpretation of the first amendment that was made by the Supreme Court. Here is the text from which that interpretation was made.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

Answer 5

a letter wrote by james maddison in 1802

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate 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.

Answer 6

http://www.usconstitution.net/jeffwall.html

The Danbury Letter:
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/tnppage/baptist.htm

U.S. Constitution - Amendment 1 (Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression)

"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."

"... Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man & his god, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate 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."
------ Thomas Jefferson
Jan.1.1802.


http://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_Am1.html

Answer 7

Yes and the Treaty of Tripoli Article 11 was to make sure something like the Armenian Genocide wouldn't happen(yes I know it happened a lot later.)

Answer 8

Yes, could you tell the ACLU this! Ask them to please go and help the poor Chinese people and they are already communist. Then they need to help the N. Koreans, the opium growers in Afgan, then swing over to Saudi and help those poor women so there want be anymore "honor killings', then, we'll fly them free of charge to the Sudan and they can spread it there. Might tell them not to bring up the relegion stuff in Saudi they might end up like the headless horesman. then they could go to see that dude in South America. Take care.

Answer 9

Not that exact language, but it does say in the first Amendment

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion..."

Answer 10

Yes. The Supreme Court over analyzed that one and the lie has been repeated so often it has become an easy factoid.