Seperation of state and religion.. Constituion?
The term Separation of Church and State is not in the Constitution. The term comes from a letter from T. Jefferson to the Danbury Baptist Association (Danbury, Connecticut). In the letter Jefferson stated that there was a Wall of Separation to prevent the state from interfering with religion. It never was about keeping Christians out of government. It was about keeping government from infringing on the rights of Christians. What that means is that when the term is used today, it means exactly the opposite of Jefferson's intent. The Danbury Baptists were being oppressed by the Puritan majority in Connecticut and asked Jefferson for relief.
