Church and state Quote by Dennis Prager

The separation of church and state is a misnomer. People misunderstand it. Of course, it comes from a phrase that was in a letter…

— Mike Johnson

The notion of a rigid separation between church and state has no basis in either the text of the Constitution or the writings of…

— Ron Paul

Religion mustn't interfere with the state - so one of the basic Democratic principles as we know it in America is the separation of…

— Reinhold Niebuhr

“Separation of church and state' meant freedom to worship, not freedom from worship.”

— Anonymous

It doesn't say anywhere in the Constitution this idea of the separation of church and state.

— Sean Hannity

The separation of church and state was meant to protect church from state; a state that declares religion off limits in public life is…

— Ben Shapiro

“The American tradition of separation of church and state grew directly from the freethinking of the Founders. After political independence, they considered independence of…

— Joshua Wolf Shenk

I don't believe there is a separation of church and state. I think the Constitution is very clear. The only separation is that there…

— Tom DeLay

Quite often you hear people say, 'What about separation of church and state?' There is no such thing.

— Dan Severson

The First Amendment, however, does not say that in every and all respects there shall be a separation of Church and State. Rathe, it…

— William O. Douglas

I disagree strongly with the concept of separation of church and state. It was not written into the Constitution.

— Ken Buck

The separation of church and state is necessary partly because if religion is good then the state shouldn't interfere with the religious vision or…

— Reinhold Niebuhr