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Riley Moore: “The separation of church and state was an idea that was just…”

Featuring: Riley Moore, Republican | U.S. House West Virginia, District 2

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Published | Video Starts at 06:18

This is a Christian nation, end of sentence. This is a Christian nation. And this whole idea of The separation of church and state was an idea that was just articulated in a letter by Thomas Jefferson and was actually to keep the government out of churches. That's what that letter was about. And I do want to point out it is not in the United States Constitution, the separation of church and state. (06:18–06:30)

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Asserts that the concept of separation of church and state was meant to keep government out of churches, as articulated by Thomas Jefferson.

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