Separation of church and state is paraphrased from Thomas Jefferson and used  by others in ... Article Six of the United States Constitution also specifies that "no  religious ... of religion by law was intended to erect a wall of separation between  church ..... And those states that did not fund churches still favored Christianity.
Jul 3, 2014 ... Invoking the Founding Fathers on Independence Day to celebrate our ... that "by  the word 'religion' in the First Amendment, the founders meant Christianity. ...  Scholars say Washington was more of a deist than a Christian, and ...
But those who argue that America is a Christian nation usually mean ... In fact, the  Constitution refers to religion only twice in the First Amendment, ... The Founding  Fathers did not create a secular government because they disliked religion. ... " Christian nation" declaration appeared in dicta a legal term meaning writing that  ...
Feb 26, 2015 ... This is precisely what the Constitution prohibits: ... statute for religious freedom in  Virginia was “meant to comprehend, within the mantle of its protection, ... Not one  time is the word “god” mentioned in our founding document.
Nov 19, 2014 ... Passive distribution means simply that nobody is handing them out. ... the word " religion" in the First Amendment, the Founders meant only the ...
By the word religion in the First Amendment, the founders meant Christianity.