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The Constitutional Principle: Separation of Church and StateThe Separation of Church and State principle is a part of our historical, legal and political / social heritage and preserves and protects our religious liberty. Our page is devoted to exploring the nature and purpose of this principle in an effort to educate the public. We also intend this page to provide a resource to anyone involved in the on-going Church and State debate.Atheist GroundAtheist Ground is a website dedicated to promoting, and informing people about, atheism.
Constitution of the United StatesThe U.S. Constitution from the National Archives
Introduction to the Principle of Separation of Church and StateIn 1779, Thomas Jefferson was concerned about the power of the Church of England within Virginia. He felt a guarantee of religious freedom was the best guarantee that America would avoid the religious intolerance and religiously inspired bloodshed that had marked much of the history of Europe. He wrote an Act for Establishing Religious Freedom; after a long battle, it became law in Virginia on 1786-JAN-16. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was based in part on that act.
Separation of Church and State HomepageThe Constitutional Provision for Your Freedom of Belief
United Atheist FrontThe purpose of this website is not to bash any one faith or religious belief, but to help keep the integrity of the first amendment intact.
Web Pages
America's Most Famous DeistsFounding Father Quotes You Won't Hear on the 700 ClubThe EnlightenmentBrief introduction to The Enlightenment, the 18th century intellectual movement that helped inspire the founders of the United States.
The European EnlightenmentA detailed history of the European Enlightenment
Essays
The Ten Commandments, American History and American LawThorough debunking of the Ten Commandments as the basis of American Law.History of the Separation of Church and State in AmericaA overview of Church and State issues in American history with lots of pictures and quotes.
Six Historic AmericansThe reiligious views of Thomas Pain, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant.
The Christian Nation MythDebunking the Christian Nation Myth
Does the Treaty of Tripoli Matter to Church/State Separation?Careful research into the facts, accompanied by honest presentation of those facts, leads to important support for the thesis that the Constitutional framers intended this nation to have a government strictly neutral regarding religion.