The framers of the Constitution intended to strictly divide the workings of the government from religious influences (Separation of Church and State). Also, a private letter written in 1802 stated that the First Amendment established "a wall of separation between church and state." (Separation of Church and State). The separation of church and state is a general term for keeping the government and religion from becoming intertwined, and therefore corrupted. In England there was a national religion that was enforced upon the citizens. The whole reason why the Pilgrims left England was because they wanted to follow their own
The framers of the Constitution intended to strictly divide the workings of the government from religious influences (Separation of Church and State). Also, a private letter written in 1802 stated that the First Amendment established "a wall of separation between church and state." (Separation of Church and State). The separation of church and state is a general term for keeping the government and religion from becoming intertwined, and therefore corrupted. In England there was a national religion that was enforced upon the citizens. The whole reason why the Pilgrims left England was because they wanted to follow their own