Is the separation of church and state under attack in the USA?
Many Americans Misunderstand the Separation of Church and State
Josh Sager – August 2012 The United States is a purely secular
country and was founded on the ideal that government should be
completely separated from any religious sect. The term
“separation of church and state”—a quote from Thomas
Jefferson—is the most common label for the freedom of religion
guaranteed by the 1st Amendment of the constitution.
Unfortunately, many modern citizens and elected officials have
begun to twist the ideal of the 1st Amendment to facilitate
religious discrimination and the imposition of religious laws
over non-believers. The first sentence of the 1st Amendment
reads as such: Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; -- 1st Amendment of the Constitution— Amendment
establishes a double-edged separation of church and state; one
side of this separation prevents religion from taking control
over