For the U.S., the edict that Congress would make no law establishing a [state] religion, nor prohibiting the free exercise of religion, was written into the Bill of Rights. Many people had emigrated here to avoid persecution at home for their religious practices — especially not accepting the beliefs of the Church of England — and they wanted to be certain that that freedom continued. Examples would be the Puritans, Quakers and others who came later. For the USSR, their Constitution explicitly stated that the church would be separate from the state, and the school system from the church. There's no indication that any churches agreed to this or not; it was forced upon them.
The movement to separate church and state during the writing of the new state constitutions was most successful in Virginia. Virginia was the 10th U.S. state.
The Pilgrims and the Puritans both wanted to separate from the Church of England.
The Puritans did not entirely agree with the Church of England. They wanted to purify the Church of England because they felt the Church of England was still like the Catholic faith. As a result, they were persecuted.
the christian church sepaated because the westend and eastern faught
According to the forefathers of the United States, church and state should be separated because of the influence of the Church of England on the King and parliament. The founding fathers felt that politics and government should be separate from religion in America, as the country welcomed people of all religions. It would be unfair to people from other religions if one religion (say, Christianity in one of its forms) was the official state religion and the laws of the country were based on principles that residents and citizens may not believe in under their religion of choice. ==new answer== Many become confused and think that to separate church and state is to separate God and people, who are the state. Us. Let us hope that this confusion does not reach to a majority. Rather than think in terms or right and wrong, it will benefit all by thinking rather in terms of what is productive and what is not productive.
You cannot. They may have been good when they existed, as they sought to separate the church from state.
The movement to separate church and state during the writing of the new state constitutions was most successful in Virginia. Virginia was the 10th U.S. state.
To guarantee freedom of and from religion.
Because the Muslims refused to agree on a single state.
Yes.
Puritans did not separate from the Anglican Church, they wanted to stay and "purify" it of the Roman Catholic beliefs that remained after the Reformation. Pilgrims believed that England shouldn't have a church who's ideals switched with every new king. They wanted to separate from the church and be free to practice their own interpretations of the Bible. Hence the name "Separatists."
That the laws of the church and state should be separate. (NovaNET)
It served to separate church and state
Theocracy. It was clearly defined by the founders of the United States that church and state would be separate entities; unlike England.
The most prominent example today is in schools, but this is also prominent in courtrooms.
Because there were several things about the Catholic Church which he didn't agree with.Because there were several things about the Catholic Church which he didn't agree with.Because there were several things about the Catholic Church which he didn't agree with.Because there were several things about the Catholic Church which he didn't agree with.
They got their name because they wanted to be separate from the church.