Asked Quote by Michael Newdow

The First Amendment says keep government out of religion. It doesn't say keep religion out of government.

— Rand Paul

Our Constitution was not intended to be used by ... any group to foist its personal religious beliefs on the rest of us.

— Katharine Hepburn

The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a person's standing in the political community.

— Sandra Day O'Connor

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for…

— Thomas Jefferson

While we have a Constitution that is very strong in the sense that we are not gonna have a religion that's sanctioned by the…

— Ken Buck

“Government in our democracy, state and national, must be neutral in matters of religious theory, doctrine, and practice. It may not be hostile to…

— Abe Fortas

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

— John Adams

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

— James Madison

Our constitution mentions religion just twice, and both times the word 'no' are attached.

— Ellery Schempp

I think the founding fathers believed religion shouldn't interact directly with government.

— Jesse Ventura

Government...may not be hostile to any religion or to the advocacy of no-religion; and it may not aid, foster, or promote one religion or…

— Abe Fortas

We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Our constitution was made for a…

— John Quincy Adams