Where in the constitution does it say " separation of Church and state" ?

Question

hint it does not say that in the first amendment

Answer 1

Where does it say Judicial Review?

That's the root of your question.

Answer 2

It doesn't say to separate church and state. They are from a series of famous letters (sorry I can't remember what they are called) that happened while writing the constitution.

And to the poster who said where does it say judicial review?

Well the constitution says that the Supreme court, and lower federal courts shall be appointed by the President and Approved by congress. FACE!

Answer 3

No where. Well it says it in the "new" liberal constitution.

Answer 4

What the First Amendment DOES say-Congress shall make NO LAW respecting an establishment of religion, or PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people to peacably assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances...

In terms of the whole "seperation of Church and state" being anywhere in the Bill of Rights or Declaration of Independence, it is non existant. A quote that even justices on the Supreme Court have said if they say it enough, people will start to believe it's there...

Answer 5

Brianna is correct - the phrase comes from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptist Association in 1802.  Here is the full paragraph, for context:

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between church and State.

Prior to that, John Adams clearly stated in the Treaty of Tripoli (1796) that "the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion."

Clearly the founding fathers knew their history and were very careful to avoid the pitfalls of a potential theocracy.

Answer 6

Thomas Jefferson is who wrote a letter stating that the first amendment creates a wall of separation. Since he is one of the founders, his opinion mattered greatly. It helped define the amendement. It was then quoted quite often  afterwards.

ADD: I can't believe some of the answers you are getting on here. Wow. Do people just make this stuff as they go along? It's written history and easy to find the answer if you only take a few moments to look.

Answer 7

Who cares?

Answer 8

I believe the phrase was first uttered by Associate Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black.  A former member of the Ku Klux Klan and someone with a burning, almost irrational hatred of Catholics.

Sepatration of church and state is NOT mentioned anywhere in the Constitution.