(February 24, 2021 at 5:14 pm)onlinebiker Wrote:(February 24, 2021 at 2:52 pm)Brian37 Wrote: NO KIDDING!
Show me where I claimed it was. I meant that in relationship to the SCOTUS cases in relationship as to how the judges squared that with the First Amendment. Sorry if you misunderstood my post.
The word "clause" is also not physically written in the First Amendment in ink either. Jefferson's idea of "Separation of Church and State" and "establishment clause" were still argued in court cases referring to the First Amendment.
Your second sentence of the OP implies that you believe the phrase " Seperation of Church and State is in the First Ammendment.
Piss poor sentence construction.
Your misunderstanding does not constitute an emergency on my part.
I am quite aware and have been for a long time that "Separation of Church and State" are not words in the First Amendment. Those words, like you said came from Jefferson, and more specifically, coincides with the concept of his "wall" analogy in his letter to the Danbury Baptists.
https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9806/danpre.html <--- he uses both "wall" and "Separation of Church and State" in that letter.
I have been aware of this letter and it's contents for almost 20 years. Long before I even joined this website.
I am also aware of other letters and quotes of his, such as his famous "Question with boldness even the existence of a God."
You assumed on your own that I was implying those words were in the First Amendment. I think I made it perfectly clear in my OP that I was referring to his idea being argued in court cases as his interpretation of what the First Amendment means. Even the letter I quoted in the link says just that, what his interpretation was.