How Jefferson and Madison’s partnership – a friendship told in letters – shaped America’s separation of church and state
- Written by Steven K. Green, Professor of Law, Director of the Center for Religion, Law & Democracy, Willamette University
A stamp printed with a Thomas Jefferson quotation in 1960.AlexanderZam/iStock via Getty Images PlusFew constitutional principles are more familiar to the average American than the separation of church and state.
According to the Pew Research Center, 73% of adults agree that religion should be kept separate from government policies. To be sure,...




