Not republicans
the government should stay completly out of religion
"there should be a wall of speration of church and state"
There is no real reason why they shouldn't other than some religions believing it is wrong. But it should b legal because of the speration of church and state
The Bible has not been used for every President, Ted Roosevelt did not use it. The use of the Bible is a Custom Decree, it is optional, whereas it is not in the Constitution, nor is so help me God, but the Presidents have believed in God and have chosen the option to do the Custom Decree. Public Opinion maybe has alot to do with that? It couldn't hurt It is the separation of Church and State that allows it.
They believed that the pope should rule over a church independent of the state
Some puritans did advocate for a degree of separation of church and state, believing that the church should have its own authority independent of the state. However, many puritans also believed in a close relationship between church and state, with the state supporting and enforcing the religious beliefs of the church.
he believed in suppuration of church and state...he believed in knowledge and education he wrote a 28 vol. encyclopedia
Martin Luther believed in a separation of church and state. Calvin believed that the church should be the state. Calvin felt that if man had free will, then God was not omnipotent. Martin Luther felt that man could have free will and that did not diminish God's power.
That the laws of the church and state should be separate. (NovaNET)
One prominent Enlightenment thinker advocating for the separation of church and state was Voltaire. He believed that the church should not have control over governmental affairs, and that each should operate independently to ensure individual freedoms and prevent corruption.
He believed in the separation of church and state.
Yes, Thomas Hooker believed in religious freedom. He was a Puritan minister who advocated for the separation of church and state and the freedom to worship according to one's conscience. Hooker's beliefs greatly influenced the development of religious tolerance in the American colonies.