[UCANSEE2]

What I understood, and was taught, and read, was that they specified "A seperation of the POWERS of CHURCH and STATE".

Their intent was to keep the STATE from using the powers and influence of the CHURCH to manipulate/control the populace.

This was the reason they left ENGLAND and came to the Americas, was to set up a gov't like this, and not like ENGLAND's where the CHURCH and STATE were intimately linked, and the STATE declared you must practice the chosen religion.

[UCANSEE2]

Isn't it funny how the media, politicians can leave ONE WORD out of a sentence, and use it to confound an entire nation.

Once again, they did not declare a separation of church and state,

but a Separation of the POWERS of CHURCH AND STATE ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !