Welcome to Outlaw Faith! If you’re here wondering, “Why are we mixing faith and politics?” — you’re not alone.
Most of us grew up hearing about the “separation of church and state,” like it’s a brick wall between God and government. But here’s the twist: that’s not what the Founders intended.
The Danbury Letter — Where the Phrase Came From
Thomas Jefferson’s famous “wall of separation” was meant to protect the church from state interference, not to kick God out of the public square. He wrote it to reassure a group of Baptists that the government wouldn’t meddle in their worship.
“I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.’”
Why the Wall Isn’t What You Think
The Founders believed faith was a bedrock for a healthy society. They didn’t want a national church like England, but they absolutely saw faith as essential for freedom. John Adams even said:
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
What’s Coming This Week
This week, we’re unpacking how the Founders wove faith into their vision for America — and why that matters for us today. Each day, we’ll look at a Founder and a Biblical figure, side-by-side, to see how faith fuels freedom.
See you Monday
