And so it begins. Sadly, it seems America has truly forgotten the
intent of Thomas Jefferson’s letter to the Danbury (CT) Baptist
Convention on the subject of separation of church and state. It was
Jefferson’s intent to not have in America a head of state who was also
head of church, ala King Henry VIII and the establishment of the Church
of England.
Jefferson didn’t want the state to establish religion that would lead
to state persecution of religious freedom — the reason why the Pilgrims
came to America. That’s why the First Amendment to our US Constitution
states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” In America, the
citizen has the freedom of religion; the state can’t institute an
atmosphere of freedom from religion.
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