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Well, if you're asking what it is, it's the concept that in a free country it is unacceptable to have any one religion influence "the state" or the government. Therefore, it is unfair to make laws with regard to a religion because then the country is no longer considered free - it is enforcing values of a religion upon citizens of that country that may hold other values. For instance, making gay marriage illegal is a violation of the separation of church and state concept because it is a value that particular religions hold, not all citizens.
If you're asking where the concept comes in America in particular, the root was actually the reasons many people came to America to begin with - religious oppression in home countries. When people came to America, their idea was to live in a place where you could not be punished for not holding the same beliefs as others, or observing your own beliefs. This is where the notion of a "Free" country originates from, the separation of church and state. When the constitution was written, the very first thing on the Bill of Rights was this concept:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
People absolutely would not allow the Constitution to be passed without this particular stipulation. It is difficult to say if there were particular people that were responsible for this concept, but their were very fervent supporters of it such as Thomas Jefferson who said:
"[N]o man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer, on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities."
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act of supremacy
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No I am not in favor of separation of church and state
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the seperation of church and state --- nova-net beotch :)
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No there was a state church.
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man who determined to build a colony that practiced separation of church and state
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How did Texas maintain a separation of Church and State?
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