When the "State Became the Church"

From: "KD Weber" When the "State Became the Church"

When the "State Became the Church"

The Library of Congress is home to an exhibition unlikely to be found in the
library of any modern American public school. One of the most striking features
of the Religion and the Founding of the American Republic exhibit is the story
behind Thomas Jefferson's wall of separation between church and state.

Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptist Association, assuring these Connecticut
faithful that the government would not interfere with their churches and the
free exercise of their devotion to God. Only two days later President Jefferson
began to attend the services of a church that was meeting in the chambers of the
House of Representatives! Thomas Jefferson went to church in the U.S. Capitol
building with the words wall of separation between church and state still fresh
on his mind.

The Library of Congress exhibit asserts, It is no exaggeration to say that on
Sundays in Washington, during the administrations of Thomas Jefferson
(1801-1809) and James Madison (1809-1817), the state became the church.

Have we believed a lie, propagated by the modern U.S. Supreme Court? How ironic,
especially since the Library of Congress specifically notes that during the
Jefferson presidency, The Gospel was also preached in the Supreme Court
chambers.

Adapted from the Introduction by Dr. D. James Kennedy to Reclaiming The Lost
Legacy: The Founders and the First Amendment.

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