Religious freedom, as Thomas Jefferson understood it, was best served by having states not have any particular state-church—by law established. He helped Virginia disestablish its state-church (Anglican) by writing the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (written in 1777, passed when he was in France in 1786). That Statute calls on …
Regardless of how heterodox Thomas Jefferson’s personal religious beliefs may have become at the end of his life, regardless of where he ultimately chose to spend eternity, regardless of whether or not he was a true Christian, Jefferson helped make a great contribution to humanity in paving the way for greater …
There has been a massive shift in the understanding of “the separation of church and state” in America. As a nation, we were founded for religious liberty, but now that freedom seems under attack by the forces of a militant secularism. Just as an example. Recently, in Houston, city officials …