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From Augustine to Jefferson, the Idea of Separating Church and State Has Deep Religious and Secular Roots
- The Trump administration's Religious Liberty Commission issued a report on June 26, 2026, claiming religious freedom in the U.S. is under attack.
- The phrase 'a wall of separation between church and state' was used by justices and originally came from Thomas Jefferson's 1802 letter to Baptist churches in Connecticut.
- Religious and secular thinkers have historically promoted the separation of spiritual and secular authorities to benefit both religion and government.
- Some religious groups, such as Baptists, support church-state separation to protect religious freedom.
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From Augustine to Jefferson, the idea of separating church and state has deep religious and secular roots
The Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission argues that religious freedom is under attack and blames the ‘wall of separation’ between church and state.
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As our nation prepares to mark 250 years of independence, the Presidential Religious Liberty Commission has issued a preliminary report on ways the federal government could uphold the free exercise of religion. Religious liberty is recognized and protected under the First Amendment, and it is one of the hallmarks of our nation. But religious freedom has repeatedly come under attack in court, in government, and elsewhere. News outlets and congres…
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