The case for the separation of church and state 73 Articles

by Michael Leighton

Freedom of Religion: A Constitutional Guarantee America is in danger of losing its precious, hard-won freedom. If we allow our government to undermine our personal freedoms, we cannot and will not be free. The First Amend...read more

by Liz Orton

In school, you may have learned that the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights provided for freedom of religion, separation of church and state, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, and...read more

by Pat Ballard

ONE NATION UNDER GOD To quote from an article, "Religion and the Founding of the American Republic," found in the Library of Congress, "a religious people rose in rebellion against Great Britain in 1776, and that most A...read more

by Larry Mcnair

There is not now, nor has ever been a case for the separation of church and state! The church is not a building or some great entity, but consists of people; people no different from the people of the ACLU, NAACP, the Elks...read more

by Rebecca Keebaugh

"Separation of Church and State" is the name by which the beginning of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution has come to be known. Sometimes also known as the "Freedom of Religion" clause, this one sentence has caus...read more

by John C. Leonard

The first Americans spilled their blood on the rich soil of a new continent for one concept: Freedom. Among many other freedoms they fought for freedom of religion, freedom of worship, and freedom from religious persecuti...read more

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by Jack Evans

Many well meaning Christians in the United States misconstrue the meaning of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, part of the Establishment and Free Exercise clause, which partially reads: "Congress shall...read more

by Brian Burns

Mend The Wall For many years now Evangelicals in America have been positioning themselves inside of Washington D.C., and have twisted the definition of the First Amendment to our Constitution to mean something that it n...read more

by Kevin Laing

The separation of church and state is a two part issue. Not so complex to resolve as Washington or the court system in America makes it out to be. One has to remember that this separation came from a constitution written w...read more

by Zaid Daghestani

Some people have no idea what the seperation of church and state is. All that policy has to do with is the religious segment of the first amendment... "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, ...read more

by Jacqueline Bartelmo

In the constitution our founding fathers created the religious clause, which states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise there of" (Constitution, Amendment 1...read more

by Matt Ingham

Separation of church and state is meant to protect the freedom of religion. The founding fathers all believed that a nation without religion (like the USSR) is doomed to corruption and tyranny. In the Constitution, the sep...read more

by Chip Pittman

Not actually found in the constitution, the phrase "separation of church and state" has been the rally cry of anyone who has sought to free themselves from what they claim to be restrictions placed upon them by religion. T...read more

by Adam Burke

The Constitution of the United States of America is often considered the greatest political document of modern times. It was written in the early 1780s, and to this day has only had twenty-seven true changes to the words w...read more

by Jessica Abell

School and God "You can't do that in school" that is what my husband Michael's teacher told him when he was in the third grade. "You can't talk about God in school." Michael has known God since he was very young. Hi...read more

by Dr. Audree Tucker

Many politicians are becoming increasingly verbal about their faith, using it as a bludgeon in local churches, telling them that it's time to reclaim America. Being a born-again Christian, I have to say that I empathise...read more

by Twin Writer

So many who argue against church-state separation, assume that those on the other side, are somehow against religion. But any familiarity with the stength and diversity of religious worship in the United States - where we ...read more

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by Paul Wylie

A History Lesson For McCain And Obama After watching Barak Obama and John McCain try to pass the illegal religious test in order to become the next President of the United States, I think it incumbent to set the record ...read more

by Michelle Gilmour

From the beginning of its life, the United States has had many issues to deal with. America is so diverse that it seems as if everyone has their own opinion on everything. Although we say we are built upon the aspect of ...read more

by Andy C

The fact that groups want to settle disputes about the "separation of church and state," via the court system is complete stupidity. Take that sentence and digest it, Church and State, State being the Government, including...read more