[Mariner]

"Do you think Kennedy was correct when he said in a declarative statement that the "separation of church and state is absolute"?

Yes, and I agree with Madison on the issue as well.

[jwalsh07]

Yes, and I agree with Madison on the issue as well.

Which is exactly why you are a statist. Fisher AMes penned the words of the First Amendment. Read about him a bit and then read the link below which is Rehnquists dissent in Wallace v Jaffree. It may wake you out of your statist slumber.

Rehnquist Dissent