ah, thanks jani for the observation...it would have been more accurate to say that the 'separation' of church and state is another way of defining the 1st amendment to the Constitution: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." and a further piece of history: the phrase "separation of church and state" came from a letter from Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptist Association, which had written him concerning their status as a religious minority.
You’re absolutely right. Once I take a minute to really examine amendment 1, use logic to look at the perspective you indicate, I have to agree that its meaning could be inclusive of “separation of church and state”. Thank you for that thoughtful challenge!
I love that you are sharing this history. It’s so important that people hear this history now while you are still with us and we can ask for more details. Thank you for all the work you continue to do.
I did, Noel is correct and I appreciated that challenge to my thought process. I received notice of only your post and would otherwise have missed Noel’s post. Thank you Jeanne!
ah, thanks jani for the observation...it would have been more accurate to say that the 'separation' of church and state is another way of defining the 1st amendment to the Constitution: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." and a further piece of history: the phrase "separation of church and state" came from a letter from Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptist Association, which had written him concerning their status as a religious minority.
You’re absolutely right. Once I take a minute to really examine amendment 1, use logic to look at the perspective you indicate, I have to agree that its meaning could be inclusive of “separation of church and state”. Thank you for that thoughtful challenge!
I love that you are sharing this history. It’s so important that people hear this history now while you are still with us and we can ask for more details. Thank you for all the work you continue to do.
A good and great man!!!
i found my writing in my facebook ! anyone following the i am looking for lynns writing on this important article - thank you!
Respectfully, separation of church & state is not part of our constitution.
I very much enjoyed your interesting article as I learned quite a bit that I didn’t previously know about Caesar Chavez.
Jani, I, too, thank you for the correction. Hope you saw Noel's reply elsewhere in the comments.
I did, Noel is correct and I appreciated that challenge to my thought process. I received notice of only your post and would otherwise have missed Noel’s post. Thank you Jeanne!
i lost it in the virtual world ! thank you for looking
i wrote in my substack for once!