Separation of Church and State: What the Founders Meant

by David Barton

Publisher:

Wallbuilders

, 2007

Overview

Separation of Church and State: What the Founders Meant is designed as a tool to demonstrate that the current “separation of church and state” is something never intended by the Founding Fathers. It not only surveys the historical statements and records surrounding the original drafting of the First Amendment, but also shows what happened statistically when the 1962 Court rejected the Founders’ intent. It further shows that the current court is beginning to return to and uphold many values previously struck down. Separation of Church and State: What the Founders Meant gives an overview of the Founders’ own understanding of the First Amendment and will be helpful to anyone who desires to know the truth about their interpretations. Learn why the current doctrine of “separation of church and state” was never intended by the Founders.

Contents

Top Highlights

“To the contrary, not only did the Founders never intend that the First Amendment be a vehicle to separate religious principles from public affairs but they believed that through its Free Exercise clause they had protected these principles and kept them in the public square.” (Page 10)

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people” (Page 9)

“‘separation,’ ‘church,’ or ‘state’ are not found in the First Amendment, the Constitution, or in any other official founding document.” (Page 6)

“both clauses restricted the actions of the federal government; neither restricted the actions of citizens” (Page 7)

“‘religion’ had been used interchangeably with ‘denomination’” (Page 7)

Product Details

• Title: Separation of Church and State: What the Founders Meant
• Author: David Barton
• Publisher: Wallbuilders
• Print Publication Date: 2007
• Logos Release Date: 2007
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Church and state › U.S; Religion and politics; U.S. › Constitutional history
• Resource ID: LLS:SEPCHRCHST
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T05:36:04Z

About David Barton

David Barton is the founder of WallBuilders, an organization which supports the reunification of church and state. In his writing Barton expresses the view that the United States was founded as a specifically Christian nation, which the majority of historians disagree with.