Product Description

This book provides a simple and much-needed analysis of one of the most often used and widely misunderstood phrases in American history. Discover the Founding Fathers' views on the positive influence of religious values on public policy as well as the background behind Thomas Jefferson's famous 1802 letter employing the "separation of church and state" phrase. Significantly, for more than a century and a half after its introduction, courts correctly interpreted Jefferson's phrase as a mandate to protect Christian expressions in the public square, and only in recent years has the phrase been remade into a judicially-enforced policy of public secularism. This book offers an engaging and easy to read overview of one of the greatest public policy debates in contemporary America.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10018 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

Customer Reviews

Great little book
This is a superb historical perspective on how this issue became the twisted, completely changed position that exists today.
Everyone should read this.

A short overview
This booklet provides a concise summary of what the founders really intend the relationship to be between Church and State. Despite what we hear today the Founding Fathers believed that Church could and should influence politics and government for the good of all. An interesting and quick read.

The truth at last!
More people need to read this so we can get past the LIE of "separation of church and state"!! That is a modern, liberal interpretation being used to systematically destroy our history and our heritage! Stop it right now! This is a very quick read, and really proves once and for all that we were a Christian nation for over 200 years before the liberals started twisting quotes and ignoring hundreds of proofs!