Letters,
Constitutional Law
Dec. 3, 2010
The Wall That Separates
Stephen Rohde writes in response to "The Founders Did Not Seek to Abolish Religion."
Stephen F. Rohde
Email: rohdevictr@aol.com
Stephen is a retired civil liberties lawyer and contributor to the Los Angeles Review of Books, is author of American Words for Freedom and Freedom of Assembly.
Kris Whitten's attempt to refute the principle that the First Amendment created a "wall of separation" between church and state is riddled with factual errors. ("The Founders Did Not Seek to Abolish Religion," Nov. 24) I'll just point out one glaring example.
Whitten falsely claims that James Madison espoused the view that "the Establishment Clause did not require neutrality on the part of government in respect of religion." On the contrary, Madison wrote that both the govern...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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