jetblasted wrote:Separation of Chirch & State only means the State can't force you to follow only the State religion, as in the Church of England.
You should be free to believe what you want, whether it be a recognized religion, or a very popular religion that should be downgraded to the status of death cult... which is a whole different issue, and it's covered by freedom of religion.
What we're talking about here is a different animal, separation of church (not chirch, had to throw that in because I'm a azzhole) and state.
Certain evidence or testimony should not be allowed in court due to their subjective or otherwise biased stance because, well... it's biased.
So official government building should not promote one religion over another because it would be seen as biased by a third party observer.
Laws should not be created because of legislators personal beliefs, granted it happens, but luckily over time if tested, those laws should and rightfully so be deemed unconstitutional.
So there is a difference between the terms "freedom of religion" and "separation of church and state".