Separation of Church and State

Dear MRFF,

For your information, “the separation of church and state” is not in the constitution. Look it up for yourself, it was written in a letter to Danbury Baptist by Jefferson, but no mention in the constitution. You may look a little smarter in your fight if you know the facts, this statement does NOT give you much credibility.
Leave the crosses along at Fort Pendleton.

(name withheld)

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Hi (name withheld),

Sorry to say, but it is you who lacks basic credibility. You are a victim of the lack of information and the inability to track down what is really necessary to know.

The separation of church and state is firmly implanted in the constitution. How? The US Supreme Court has made many decisions and rulings pertinent to the First Amendment over the years, all of which have been made a part thereof. In fact many thousands of words have been added to the First Amendment interpreting what the various clauses mean.

If you Google “US Supreme Court Decisions on the Separation of Church and State” you will see the progression of case law which has affected this amendment and clarified its meaning.

Up til now you have been living in the past, a past which has denied you the basic qualifications required to send a message such as you have sent to MRFF. You must come into the 21st Century and make yourself familiar with what is really going on.

Don’t be lazy. Look up what I have told you and then join the informed. You will be welcomed.

Rick Baker
MRFF Volunteer

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Sadly your email confirms what I said in the first place. It’s not in the constitution. Thanks for your meager attempt to enlighten me but you have failed.

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Sadly you refuse to realize that Supreme Court decisions are case law rulings that are bound to the first amendment and made a part thereof. So the separation of church and state is in the Constitution having been made a part and parcel of it over the years and in many rulings

Similarly there are rulings which affect other amendments such as Roe Vs. Wade which legalizes abortion and affects the 4th and 5th amendments. And it becomes part of these amendments.

In Lemon Vs. Kurzman (1971) the Supreme Court held that government, including the armed forces and public education, may not, in the course of their duties, favor, elevate, prefer, recommend or proselytize one religion over another or religion over non-religion. This is a clear separation of Church and State ruling.

I don’t know what you don’t understand about the concept of reinterpretation of constitutional provision by the US Supreme Court in case law decisions unless, of course, you refuse to admit it.

I just hate to see anyone continue to make a fool of themselves in order to bolster their own misguided opinions. If you don’t trust me ask any competent constitutional lawyer about the separation of church and state and how it relates to the constitution.

I have provided a history of Supreme Court decisions relative to the first amendment. It is just one of many.

GO HERE: http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/church-state/decisions.html

Rick