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The Founders Meant to Keep Government Out of the Church, Not God Out of the Government

CBN News·7/3/2026, 5:42:12 PM
The Founders Meant to Keep Government Out of the Church, Not God Out of the Government

The 4th of July makes us think of our independence and freedoms. But when our Founders came up with the First Amendment, were they trying to keep government free from religion? Or religion free from government?  

AI-Expanded SummaryOriginal reporting by CBN News
Today, a stark truth about our nation's founding is being twisted, pushing God out of public life as never before!

FOUNDERS MEANT TO SHIELD FAITH, NOT BANISH GOD!

The Left's twisted narrative claims the First Amendment erected a barrier to keep God out of government. This isn't just wrong, it's a direct assault on the vision of America's Founders! They weren't terrified of God's influence, but of tyrannical state-controlled churches that crushed the human spirit.

TYRANNY OF STATE CHURCHES FEARED

Imagine pastors executed for daring to say Christ is head of the church, not the king! That was the horrific reality in Europe, a nightmare our Founders desperately sought to prevent. They feared Washington becoming London, where the government dictated every article of faith, crushing individual conscience.

PROTECTING YOUR SACRED FREEDOM TO BELIEVE

The First Amendment was a shield for *your* liberty! It didn't say "Congress shall make no law *respecting an establishment of religion*," banning a state-sponsored church, but *also* "prohibiting the free exercise thereof," safeguarding your right to worship without government interference.

JEFFERSON'S "WALL" WAS ONE-WAY PROTECTION

Thomas Jefferson himself used the famous "wall of separation" phrase to assure Baptists that government would *not* intrude upon their sacred religious practices. This was a one-way street, designed to keep government hands *off* the church, not to muzzle faithful citizens from influencing the government!

THE ABOMINATION OF GODLESS GOVERNMENT

Now, we see the government reaching *over* that wall, dictating what pastors can preach and punishing religious expression. This is a monstrous perversion of the Founders' intent, turning religious liberty on its head and systematically trying to remove God from our public square!

GODLY VIRTUE IS THE BEDROCK OF FREEDOM

Our Founders understood a profound truth: a virtuous people, guided by God-consciousness, police themselves from within. True liberty requires not just external laws, but internal character – a truth tragically ignored by those who seek to strip God from our government and our lives!

FAITH LENS

The erosion of religious freedom is a chilling reminder that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. As believers, we are called to be salt and light, engaging with the world and upholding godly principles, never forgetting that our ultimate authority is not of this earth, but from the Creator Himself.
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"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

— John 8:32