| mrstickball said: Funny you guys mention the separation of church and state, when it's never implied in the constitution or any federal document in the 1700's. |
Except for that pesky little first amendment thing. The constitution may not ever explicitly use the phrase "separation of church and state," but it is very much implied:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof
In addition to this, there is every reason to believe that the founding fathers supported the separation. They were all heavily influenced by John Locke, who was a firm believer in the idea as well. In addition, men such as Madison, the principal architect of the Constitution, explicitly stated himself that the separation of church and state is "guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States."
There is absolutely no question that the framers of the Constitution and the men behind the American revolution favored a secular state with a firm separation between said state and religion.
