Category: Separation of church and state

Separation of church and state

The separation of church and state is one of the biggest misunderstandings of the constitution. The first amendment says “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment or religion,or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;” That’s it. Notice there is no “wall of separation” there. That term does not exist in any founding documents. It came …

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Seperation of church and state

Religion and politics. Two subjects most people try and avoid, but no debate about government would be complete without talking about religion. It will be the topic of a few posts so let me start here with a full disclosure. I was born and raised Catholic but do not consider myself religious at this time. …

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