Atheism Quote by James Madison

Besides the danger of a direct mixture of religion and civil government, there is an evil which ought to be guarded against in the…

— James Madison

“... But besides the danger of a direct mixture of Religion & civil Government , there is an evil which ought to be guarded…

— James Madison

Is the appointment of Chaplains to the two Houses of Congress consistent with the Constitution, and with the pure principle of religious freedom? In…

— James Madison

“James Madison, the author of the First Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting any law respecting an establishment of religion, was also an author of…

— Christopher Hitchens

The men who wrote the First Amendment religion clause did not view paid legislative chaplains and opening prayers as a violation of that amendment...…

— Warren E. Burger

The danger of silent accumulations & encroachments by Ecclesiastical Bodies have not sufficiently engaged attention in the U.S. [...] Besides the danger of a…

— James Madison

It is the church's job, as Dr. [Martin Luther] King says, to be the conscience of the state, not the chaplain of the state.

— Shane Claiborne

In my judgment, while it is the duty of Congress to respect to the uttermost the conscientious convictions and religious scruples of every citizen…

— James A. Garfield

Congress should not establish a religion, and enforce the legal observation of it by law, nor compel men to worship God in any Manner…

— James Madison

One might plausibly contend that Congress violates the spirit, if not the letter, of the constitutional doctrine of separation of powers when it exonerates…

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

There are unquestionable violations of our Constitution.

— Edward Snowden

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of…

— Henry George