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"separation of church and state"
Learn the meaning behind where the phrase came from.
Thomas Jefferson fully intended the United States to be a Christian nation, but wished to endorse no particular denomination.
The phrase "wall of separation" was coined in a letter to a Presbyterian (I believe) congregation that thought that there should be a church presence in Congress. Jefferson fully disagreed, because the founding fathers did not want the
church... the organization... meddling in government, and they didn't think that government should meddle in the affairs of
the church.
They did, however, fully believe that it was a Christian nation, and a Christian government. I believe it was George Washington who said "without faith, you have no morals... without morals, you're no better than a tyrant king".
edit: I had to add in there... "PWNED J00, F001"
[ July 22, 2004: Message edited by: JimmyJames: GenSTEP Founder ]