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On behalf of the entire
Rappahannock Lions Club, we would like to thank everyone that attended and supported our annual Draw Down Raffle held on Saturday, Nov. 3 at the Lakeside Club in
Hollerin’
from the
Mountain #3
This is the third in a series
of commentaries on Thomas Jefferson’s view of the First Amendment.
As previously stated, Jefferson was not expressing the intent of the founders when he referred to “separation of church and state,” and he never advocated shielding the government from the “influence” of religion. Tb the contrary, he advocated protection of religious institutions from undue influence by the State.
The fact that Jefferson did not espouse a wall of separation of church and state, in the sense that the state must be free from the influence of religion, is best established by Jefferson’s actions and not the misinterpreted comments made in a political election. In establishing the University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson not only encouraged the teaching of religion, but also set aside a place inside the Rotunda for chapel services.
He also spoke highly of the use, in his hometown, of the local courthouse for religious services. Those who espouse a hard-line doctrine of “separation of church and state” would be up in arms if it were proposed that the Bible be read daily in our local public schools.
Yet, Jefferson chaired the school board for the District of Columbia, where he
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