In an article by Bill Flax on The True Meaning of Separation of Church and State, Flax states that, "Americans are frequently reminded of what the revisionists deem our greatest achievement: 'Separation of Church and State.' . . Prayer has been banished from schools and the ACLU rampages to remove “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance."
Flax, Bill. The True Meaning of Separation of Church and State. Forbes. Jul 9, 2011. Forbes.com. Nov 19, 2015.
Flax writes that,"This legislation certainly did not diminish religious influence on government for it also provided stiff penalties for conducting business on the Sabbath." Meaning that separation from church and state was to prevent different views effect the way in which the constitution was followed.
"Our forefathers never sought to evict the church from society." The goal of separating church from state was to acknowledge differences in what people worshiped and to come together peacefully, however it did not mean to prohibit the influence of religion in state.
Flax, Bill. The True Meaning of Separation of Church and State. Forbes. Jul 9, 2011. Forbes.com. Nov 19, 2015.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/billflax/2011/07/09/the-true-meaning-of-separation-of-church-and-state/
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