The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
So much lip service is given to the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of American and the phrase "Separation of Church and State" in our everyday lives that Chris feels it is important enough to display the First Amendment right here on his home page for you to read in its entirety, unedited in bold black and white:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

Did you see "Separation of Church and State?" The phrase is simply not there! In fact, the words separation, church and state don't even appear in the First Amendment. Why, then, do so many seem to think that First Amendment says that Church and State must be separated? The truth is, Chris says, the idea of Separation of Church and State began as one judge's interpretation of the First Amendment and has snowballed into what it is today thanks to anti-religious zealots and atheist activists. All the religious are asking for today is the same thing they were asking when the Constitution and First Amendment were penned: freedom to exercise their religion of choice and the ability to let it influence their lives both private and public.