Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) pushed back Tuesday on the belief that there should be separation between church and state on the U.S., arguing that the founding fathers wanted faith to be a “big part…
  • kgbbot@lemmy.ca
    58·
    1 year ago

    Didn’t this religious asshole take an oath to uphold the constitution that literally decrees separation of church and state‽ Grounds for a firing.

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      1 year ago

      Constitution only says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”

      Jefferson coined the term in a letter regarding the 1A.

      Maybe I’m splitting hairs, but in any case “separation of church and state” is how we have always interpreted it.