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Separation of Church and State is a myth regarding the constitution that was drafted in 1787, ratified in 1789, and amended by the bill of rights in 1791.
This myth states that the first amendment to the constitution states that the State and Government should be kept separate and distance themselves from the church, because its exact wording is: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...".
The people supporting this idea state that because of this wording, an impenatratable "Wall" has been built between the church and government, so no religion can be even mentioned in schools, government offices, or state-owned buildings without punishment.
The problems with this theory are numerous, but to keep this article short, I will name a few of the most significant arguments against the separation:
#1. America was founded on the principles that we are able to express our beliefs, speech and expression without punishment. The separation of church and state violates these principles, saying that religious people cannot express their beliefs in state property. Why not? You're corroding our freedom of speech.
#2. The founding fathers put this particular sentence in because Pierre L'Enfant, the original builder of what was going to be the overall plan for the future seats in Americas government, expressed an idea to build a national church. The very phrase used was that the church would be "intended for national purposes, such as public prayer, thanksgiving, funeral orations, etc., and assigned to the special use of no particular Sect of denomination, but equally open to all." The founding fathers wanted to avoid something like this, not make government and the church two absolute separate ideas!
#3. The founding fathers were either Christian or deist, as well as the rest of America. There were no Athiests, Muslims, Mormons, or any extremists back then requiring such a separation. So why would they add that if it was not needed?
