That wall, embodied in the First Amendment, is perhaps America’s most important contribution to political progress on this planet.
The time has come to knock off this religion business in American politics. There’s no end to the mischief that can occur. It is like putting nitroglycerine in a Waring blender.
History makes the point time and time again No greater mischief can be created than to merge the power of religion with the power of government.
The United States is not a Christian nation. It is a great nation with Christians, among others, in it. But our greatness is based on the fact that there is no official religion.