Separation of Science and State

[Belacqua]

Separation of church and state back near the founding of the country had to do with reduction of religious persecution by the various sects.

This I think was true in the case of America.

The issue is far older, of course. It was a heatedly debated topic in the 13th and 14th centuries. Dante and many other important Christian thinkers were firmly in favor of a separation of church and state. In those days, Emperor and Pope.