they are separated because people need the freedom religion, the government might be christian and you are muslim, or one could become power hungry over the other
There is no official partnership between the US government and any church. The US government has never been in control of a church, and no church has ever been in control of the government.
To guarantee freedom of and from religion.
roger williams
There is no relationship. Unlike it was many years ago, the church no longer controls the government. ~ Sorry, just to clarify - the OP is correct that there is no official partnership between the US government and any church, but it is wrong to say that the church used to control the government. That has never been true in the US.
The US Constitutional Convention was ratified in 1789. This "agreement of sorts" laid the foundation of the US having three separate branches of government in the Federal government.
Rhode Island
State governments have powers in areas such as education, public health, transportation, and intrastate commerce. They also have the authority to regulate land use, conduct state elections, and establish local governments. These powers are outlined in the Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution, which reserves all powers not specifically granted to the federal government to the states.
They got their name because they wanted to be separate from the church.
People should have the freedom to pick their own religion and not be forced to be what ever religion is mandated by the government.
puratans - purify the anglacan church sepratist - separate comletely from the aglacan church why they left - to escape pirsacution puratans - purify the anglacan church sepratist - separate comletely from the aglacan church why they left - to escape pirsacution
In the US, the Federal Government is referred to as both a National and Central government, which has shared and separate powers with the 50 States that belong to the US.
The Pilgrims and the Puritans both wanted to separate from the Church of England.