Virginia state constitution and James Madison also from Virginia who wrote
them and sponsored them for the US Constitution.
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From: Doug White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:25 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state
Quoting the quote from Kevin the doctrine was adopted from Jefferson's
letter of
1802
In Danbury, CT there was a Congregationalist church that was using the
State government to levy taxes on all people in the town to pay for
the church. The Baptist minority in the town weren't too pleased about
it and they appealed to Jefferson. In his historic 1802 letter to the
Baptist Association of Danbury Jefferson stated:
"I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American
people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law
regarding an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between Church
and State."
So while the phrase "separation of Church and State" is not explicitly
in the Constitution. The same author, in explaining the intent of the
First Amendment, coined that phrase. It's not part of the document,
but it's canon.
----- Original Message -----
From: Monique Boea
To: CF-Community
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 1:05 PM
Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state
where is this "doctrine of separation of church and state"?
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