America Quote by Reinhold Niebuhr

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

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

Religion is separate from the institution of the state.

— Akbar Ganji

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

We believe in separation of church and state, that there should be no unwarranted influence on the church or religion by the state, and…

— Jimmy Carter

“The phrase ‘separation of church and state,’ which appears in no founding document (only in a letter written by Thomas Jefferson), means that America…

— Dennis Prager

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

— Dan Severson

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

I fully understand it's important to maintain the separation of church and state. We don't want the state to become the church, nor do…

— George W. Bush

the separation of church and state grew out of a desire, not so much to protect government from religion, but to protect religion from…

— Anna Quindlen

The First Amendment...does not say that in every respect there shall be a separation of Church and State....Otherwise the state and religion would be…

— William O. Douglas

To me the separation of church and state is a thread that ought to run through public policy so that we can always recognize…

— Barry W. Lynn