[jla]

What he wanted expunged was civil authority over the things of God, such as the illegally assumed Presidential authority to issue religious recommendations

I agree. And for curiosity's sake, what do you mean by "recommendations"?

As an aside, I believe TJ would be greatly appalled at how the phrase separation of Church and State has been twisted and misappropriated to fit the ideology of many on the Left and some on the Right.

[MuddyWaters2006]

What do you mean by "recommendations"?

I mean make attractive, make acceptable, urge, advocate, push for, propose, suggest, advise, commend or express a good opinion of.