{"id":192,"date":"2013-05-17T06:31:02","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T13:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hofman.org\/?p=192"},"modified":"2013-05-17T06:43:50","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T13:43:50","slug":"god-vs-govt-what-does-the-constitution-really-say-about-the-separation-of-church-and-state-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hofman.org\/?p=192","title":{"rendered":"GOD VS. GOV\u2019T: WHAT DOES THE CONSTITUTION REALLY SAY ABOUT THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"google\",\"pinterest\",\"linkedin\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"harryhofman\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"GOD%20VS.%20GOV%E2%80%99T%3A%20WHAT%20DOES%20THE%20CONSTITUTION%20REALLY%20SAY%20ABOUT%20THE%20SEPARATION%20OF%20CHURCH%20AND%20STATE%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/2013\/05\/16\/god-vs-govt-what-does-the-constitution-really-say-about-the-separation-of-church-and-state\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/2013\/05\/16\/god-vs-govt-what-does-the-constitution-really-say-about-the-separation-of-church-and-state\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p data-num=\"3\" data-key=\"djesw\">Dr. John Eastman, a distinguished law professor at Chapman University, told TheBlaze that he believes these non-believers have their story wrong.<\/p>\n<p data-num=\"4\" data-key=\"tttuc\">\u201cThey think the phrase separation of church and state is the First Amendment,\u201d he said, going on to note that these words don\u2019t appear anywhere in the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3vmZPMRCBhU&amp;sns=em\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"washington\" alt=\"God vs.Govt: What Does the Constitution Really Say About the Separation of Church and State?\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/washington.jpg\" width=\"512\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-num=\"6\" data-key=\"jicar\">Just in case you need a refresher, the amendment reads:<\/p>\n<p data-num=\"7\" data-key=\"csmog\">Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p data-num=\"7\" data-key=\"csmog\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3vmZPMRCBhU&amp;sns=em\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?<wbr><\/wbr>v=3vmZPMRCBhU&amp;sns=em<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"google\",\"pinterest\",\"linkedin\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"harryhofman\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"GOD%20VS.%20GOV%E2%80%99T%3A%20WHAT%20DOES%20THE%20CONSTITUTION%20REALLY%20SAY%20ABOUT%20THE%20SEPARATION%20OF%20CHURCH%20AND%20STATE%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/2013\/05\/16\/god-vs-govt-what-does-the-constitution-really-say-about-the-separation-of-church-and-state\/ &nbsp; &#8230; Dr. John Eastman, a distinguished law professor at Chapman University, told TheBlaze that he believes these non-believers have their story wrong. \u201cThey think the phrase separation of church and state is the First Amendment,\u201d he said, going on to note that these words don\u2019t appear anywhere in the U.S. Constitution. 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