I am saying that I don't trust Christianity (including all of its various iterations here) as a state religion any more than I would trust Judaism, Islam or Hinduism. Any time a religion gets power in government, it will lead in the ripeness of time to very bad consequences. That is why there must be a strict separation.
Maybe Madison and Jefferson went to church services, but they did so only for political expediency. In private, they did not like organized religion at all.
The constitution was adopted by a constitutional convention in assembly, not by one or two private individuals basing it only on their own personal opinion. What counts is the text the constitutional convention adopted, not any one founding fathers personal opinion.
lol, usually the so-called "strict constructionists" determine the meaning of the text by looking at the alleged beliefs and opinions of the people who wrote and ratified it. Of course, they just pick and choose who they think will corroborate their own opinions. The text itself is, as far as religion goes, is very open to different interpretations: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." |
