It is not that simple, as this is only true if secularist is defined very narrowly.Did the founding fathers want to establish an official religion? No. Then they were secularists. It’s that simple.
Not allowing an official religion is not the same as saying religion has no place in civil affair. This is clear in the Franklin quote.World English Dictionary
- philosophy a doctrine that rejects religion, esp in ethics
- the attitude that religion should have no place in civil affairs
- the state of being secular
The point is that the founders did support secularism.It is not that simple, as this is only true if secularist is defined very narrowly.
Not allowing an official religion is not the same as saying religion has no place in civil affair. This is clear in the Franklin quote.
What is meant by secularism?The point is that the founders did support secularism.
The idea that the state should have no official religion.What is meant by secularism?
If you mean that the Church isn’t the state and the state isn’t the Church, yes. Did he mean to teach that the state and the Church should be “divorced”? No.When Jesus said, ‘render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s’ was he teaching us to maintain a separation of church and state?