Quotes About Separation

Church and state should be separate, not only in form, but fact - religion and politics should not be mingled.

A union of government and religion tends to destroy government and to degrade religion.

Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate.

Saying spirituality cannot exist without religion is like saying hamburgers cannot exist without McDonald's.

Those who believe religion and politics aren't connected don't understand either.

The Government of the United States possesses no power whatever over the question of religion.

Some in the West suggest that Isam needs a separation of mosque and state. However, in the case of Iran at least what is needed is a separation lof religion and business.

When religion controls government, political liberty dies; and when government controls religion, religious liberty perishes.

Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds of cruelty, adultery and desertion, he would probably get one.

Nothing is more dreaded than the national government meddling with religion.

If churches want to play the game of politics, let them pay admission like everyone else.

The number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the people have been manifestly increased by the total separation of the church from the state.

We establish no religion in this country. We command no worship. We mandate no belief, nor will we ever. Church and state are and must remain separate.

The separation of faith and love is always a consequence of a deterioration of religion.

Political freedom cannot exist in any land where religion controls the state, and religious freedom cannot exist in any land where the state controls religion.

The United States of America should have a foundation free from the influence of clergy.

The government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion.

When religion and politics ride in the same cart, the whirlwind follows.

Civil officials have no business meddling in private religious affairs.

Everywhere religion has gone it has created disunity.

We believe in separation of church and state, that there should be no unwarranted influence on the church or religion by the state, and vice versa.

Americans should be free to recognize our religious heritage; doing that is not the same as creating a government-sponsored religion.

In the relationship between man and religion, the state is firmly committed to a position of neutrality.

It is not a question of religion, or of creed, or of party; it is a question of declaring and maintaining the great American principle of eternal separation between Church and State.