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How Jefferson and Madison’s partnership shaped America’s separation of church and state
Top Stories Tamfitronics (The Conversation) — Few constitutional principles are more familiar to the average American than the separation of church and state.According to the Pew Research Center, 73% of adults agree that religion should be kept separate from government policies. To be sure, support varies by political or religious affiliation – with Democrats supporting the principle in much higher numbers – and depending on the specific issue, such as prayer in public schools or displays of the Ten Commandments monuments. Yet only 19% of Americans say the United States should abandon the principle of church-state separation.That said, criticism appears to be on the rise, particularly among political and religious conservatives. And such criticism comes from the top.Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson remarked in 2023 that “The separation of church and state is a misnomer...
