The lost ethic of social conservatism
1:29 PM 05/20/2011
I’m an advocate of separating church and state, not because I necessarily worry the latter might suppress the former, but because I want to protect the integrity of the church and related institutions in the face of federal encroachment. Unfortunately, the buzz phrase "separation of church and state" has degenerated into a leftist talking point. This is in large part thanks to groups like the ACLU and various Supreme Court decisions -- especially Everson v. Board of Education, which mandated a “wall of separation” between all church and government relations (despite prior state-level involvement), policed by the federal government.
