[Robert_Paulson2]

this madison?

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"What influence in fact have Christian ecclesiastical establishments had on civil society? In many instances they have been upholding the thrones of political tyranny. In no instance have they been seen as the guardians of the liberties of the people. Rulers who wished to subvert the public liberty have found in the clergy convenient auxiliaries. A just government, instituted to secure and perpetuate liberty, does not need the clergy."

Madison objected to state-supported chaplains in Congress and to the exemption of churches from taxation. He wrote:

"Religion and government will both exist in greater purity, the less they are mixed together."

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[MarthaNOStewart]

You are a misguided atheist. This has nothing to do with church and state. It is a matter of historical fact, and I don't believe in erasing history to please a bunch of undeducated fools.