The Separation Of Church And State

The ‘separation of church and state’ is a phrase taken from an exchange of letters between the American President Thomas Jefferson and the Baptist Association of Danbury , Connecticut, directly after Jefferson got elected to Presidency. In fact, many Baptists were very happy and excited after the election of Thomas Jefferson, America’s first anti-federalist President, their concern was understandable once we comprehend the background of church-state relations in England. The Baptists sent a congratulatory letter, dated on October 7, 1801, to Jefferson showing concern over the lack in their state constitution of an explicit preservation of religious liberty, and against the establishment of religion by the government, relying on the basic concept