Why should church and state not be separated?

According to the forefathers of the United States, church and state should be separated because of the influence of the Church of England on the King and parliament. The founding fathers felt that politics and government should be separate from religion in America, as the country welcomed people of all religions. It would be unfair to people from other religions if one religion (say, Christianity in one of its forms) was the official state religion and the laws of the country were based on principles that residents and citizens may not believe in under their religion of choice.

==new answer== Many become confused and think that to separate church and state is to separate God and people, who are the state. Us. Let us hope that this confusion does not reach to a majority. Rather than think in terms or right and wrong, it will benefit all by thinking rather in terms of what is productive and what is not productive.

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