It’s an AP story that Fox carried. Her answer if quoted accurately is troubling. However, establishment of a state religion and separation of church and state are two different things. The term separation of church and state comes from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson after the Constitution was written 1787 and ratified by the final state in 1790. The private letter by Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists was written in 1802 and is traced to concepts of John Locke. “The phrase “separation of church and state” became a definitive part of Establishment Clause jurisprudence in Reynolds v. U.S. 98 U.S. 145 (1878), where the court examined Jefferson’s involvement with the amendment and concluded that his interpretation was “almost an authoritative declaration” of its meaning.”
Christine gets it right
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20020015-503544.html
“The First Amendment does?” O’Donnell asked. “Let me just clarify: You’re telling me that the separation of church and state is found in the First Amendment?”
“Government shall make no establishment of religion,” Coons responded, reciting from memory the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. (Coons was off slightly: The first amendment actually reads “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.”)
“That’s in the First Amendment...?” O’Donnell responded.