American life Quote by Christopher Hitchens

I believe in an America that is officially neither Catholic, Protestant, or Jewish - where religious liberty is so indivisible that an act against…

— John F. Kennedy

The problem is that you can't impose the church's teachings on all Americans as a matter of law.

— Mario Cuomo

The constitutional prohibition against laws respecting an establishment of religion must at least mean that in this country it is no part of the…

— Hugo Black

The Constitution of the U.S. forbids everything like an establishment of a national religion.

— James Madison

What we have seen in recent years in the United States is the church's rights to express itself, and to conduct its own affairs,…

— Bruce L. Shelley

“My dear, religion is a null area in the law. A church can do anything any organization can do—and has no restrictions. It pays…

— Robert A. Heinlein

“Church doctrine has no place in secular law. You can't take away people's rights to meet your own religious criteria.”

— Marie Sexton

Today the separation of church and state in America is used to silence the church. When Christians speak out on issues, the hue and…

— Francis Schaeffer

Way down deep the American people are afraid of an entangling relationship between formal religions - or whole bodies of religious belief - and…

— Mario Cuomo

I believe in an America that is officially neither Catholic, Protestant nor Jewish; where no public official either requests or accepts instructions on public…

— John F. Kennedy

The United States may be a religious nation. But it is also a nation with a strong commitment to separation of church and state.

— Adam Cohen

It's a mistake to expect the laws of the country to reflect the imperatives of the New Testament and the Sermon on the Mount.…

— Kelefa Sanneh