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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
Here is a letter between Thomas Jefferson and a Baptist association:
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You will notice that this separation of church and State was intended to protect churches and individuals from interference by the government. It was never intended to silent religious expression but, rather up hold it. |
"Religion is at all times and places a matter between God and individuals, that no man ought to suffer in name, person, or effects on account of his religious opinions, [and] that the legitimate power of civil government extends no further than to punish the man who works ill to his neighbor"
-Danbury Baptists
Jefferson's assurance that this barrier is not meant to be broken by goverment is not relevant to the current resistance to aggressive theism.