'The separation between church and state was not designed to keep the church out of the government,' televangelist Mark Burns said.
"We need to replace God at the center of American politics. The separation between church and state was not designed to keep the church out of the government, it was designed to keep the government out of the church," Burns said, continuing his remarks, theTelevangelist Pastor Mark Burns chanted"Trump won" at a large rally headlined by former President Donald Trump on Saturday in Florida.
While the First Amendment is generally interpreted to mean that Americans—lawmakers, un-elected government officials and ordinary citizens alike—are entitled to hold any religious belief they choose, it also guarantees that one particular religion is not favored by the government over another. "The church should not rule over the state, and the state cannot rule over the church. Religion is too important to be a government program or a political pageant," Senator, explaining the constitutional concept. America's third president, Thomas Jefferson, is often cited by legal scholars and in court cases for coining the phrase"wall of separation," referring to the barrier between religion and the government.
Burns' Saturday remarks appeared to suggest that he believes the church, or Christianity, should be favored by the government and have influence over it. That assessment would go against the generally accepted view of the First Amendment, which establishes a separation between both—while protecting the rights of citizens to hold any religious views they choose.
"God is raising up armies that we are going to start having civil disobedience in America," Burns told the crowd gathered at the Trinity Gospel Temple church, where that event took place. The pastor compared Trump's right-wing movement to the actions of Civil Rights activists as they protested against segregation in the South.," Burns said. He then dropped the mic and paced on stage, fist raised, as the crowd cheered.
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