The 1st Amendment never intended to separate Christian principles from government.

1st Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."

The phrase "Separation of church and state" appears in NO founding document.

1789 - U.S. Congressional Records - June 7-Sept.25,1789: Clearly show the intent of the First Amendment: Not to have one denomination running the nation (We do not want in America what we had in England). This did not call for separation of Church and State.

1799 - Runkel vs. Winemiller: "By our form of government, the Christian religion is the established religion; and all sects and denominations of Christians are placed on the same equal footing."

Once again, the intent was not to have one religious denomination running the government.

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