George W. Bushs Faith Based Initiative and the Separation of Church an

George W. pubic hairs confidence base Initiative and the detachment of Church and State ClauseNowhere in the U.S constitution or any other official documentsdoes it say that there must be strict judicial separation of church and state. This clause was used by Jefferson in his letter to the Danbury Baptist Association of Connecticut on January 1, 1802 (Truthwalk 1). After be revised six times by one of our founding fathers, mob Madision, the graduation amendment now states that, Congress shall make no law respecting an origination of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof... (Parsons 40). Did the fore fathers intend the first amendment to keep religion out of governing, or did they want to create a law that stated religion was a free choice nevertheless preventing the government from forcing one religion upon the people of America. When ensureing the phrase separation of church and state one thinks of controversy. Every other day you hear of something on the ne ws regarding, the separation of church and state, where is the right place to move in the line? Many issues have arisen in the world today that makes the take of separation of church and state very controversial however, one of most significant issues is shrubs Faith Based Initiative. Bushs Faith Based Initiative has strong separationists crying out separation of church and state all over the news. Separationists argue that our fore fathers wanted such a complete division between church and state that any government accommodation would be unconstitutional(Frank Guliuzza, p.116). On January 29th, 2001, right after his inauguration, Bush set up his Faith Based Initiative that would soon supply faith-based organizations with governmental federal fund... ... Religion. pgs 163-164. Boston Mass The Beacon Press, 1953. * The Pew assembly on Religion and Public Life. Faith Based Initiative and the Bush Administration. 2004. <http//pewforum.org/faith-based-initiatives * Sheldon, Louis P. CON IS BUSH VIOLATING SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE?. The Wichita Eagle. 7 Janurary 2003. <http//www.kansas.com/mld/ double birdie/news/editorial/4886897.htm. * Scott, Robert C. Statement of Rep. Scott on Bushs Executive Orders on Faith Based Initiatives. Press Release. 12 December 2002. <http//www.house.gov/scott/press12_12_02.htm * TruthWalk November 7, 2004. The Separation of Church and State. <http//www.truthwalk.com/Feedback/separation.html * uninfected House Faith Based and Community Initiative. November 2003. <http//www.whitehouse.gov/government/fbci/guidance_document.pdf