Are you for or against the separation of church and state?

[Cato]

I'm for separation until it becomes a kind of obsession, as it is with some.

Thomas Jefferson attended Protestant services in the capitol building. Most seprationsists would have a hissy fit if Bush or Obama did that, but then claim Jefferson wanted such separation. That's nonsense, a lie spread by separationists who have none of Jefferson's wisdom. He was president of the D.C school system too where the Bible was required reading. He knew the difference between a baby and its bathwater and made the distinction over and over. But of course to do so requires intelligent non-reactionary thought.

I don't agree with your assessment of Thomas Jefferson, or his views, but that debate can wait.

Sorry smax, I can't let this go.

Radorth,

Picture of Jefferson's headstone (the contents of which were dictated by Jefferson):



Text of "An Act to Establish Religious Freedom" (see page 2):
http://www.calhum.org/files/uploads/prog...reedom.pdf

No debate required.