The founding fathers' views on religion and government
After the recent flap over the 9th circuit court's pledge
decision (ruling the added phrase 'under God,' inserted into the pledge in
1954, to be unconstitutional), I've received a lot of requests for the thoughts
of the Founding fathers on the issue of Separation of Church and State. At
issue is the belief of many mainstream Christians that separation is a later
construct of the courts, and never intended by the founders. Another prominent
argument is that the founders only opposed the establishment...
