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Separating the State from the Church

Laurence M. Vance / LewRockwell.com:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." ~ First Amendment
The establishment and exercise clauses of the First Amendment are well known. American Christians have never had to worry about the national government establishing an official religion for the United States. And although they have sometimes had to be concerned with government interference in the free exercise of their religion, it is generally true that Christians in America are free to worship God, organize churches and religious organizations, participate in religious services, and practice their faith in the manner of their choosing. There is a greater threat to genuine New Testament Christianity and the sanctity of American churches than that of the government interfering with religion in the United States. That peril is the conscious and deliberate bringing and welcoming of the state into the church.

Posted by Editor at July 4, 2009 07:19 AM