Separation of church and state

Bill says:

Separation means they don't over-lap or interfere with each other. The state has no right to meddle with religion and churches have no right to meddle in the affairs of state. The state should remain free of religious interference and people should be able to practice their religions with without the interference of the state. It does not mean that people should be prevented from practicing religion. In fact, historically, the notion was introduced to guarantee the freedom of religion. Wise, religious people recognized that this was the only way it would work.

Digby says:

If there is hostility to religion, it's hostility to conservative religion --- and not because it's religion but because its conservative.

Atrios says:

Advocates for the separation of church and state are not advocating secularism, aside from government secularism, they're simply trying to defend freedom of religion