Our essay writer should do his own research, doncha think?
REYNOLDS v. U.S., 98 U.S. 145 (1878)
You forgot to link your source.
Indeed. Accepted facts are not always facts? One has to wonder why the Hugo Black reference is widely accepted as the "first" decision to cite the "separation" language. Thoughts?
REYNOLDS v. U.S., 98 U.S. 145 (1878)
Noted. Thanks for the point(s).
FGS
When you are done with your straw man arguments (or red herrings, or literacy problems, whatever) you can do a little research (and reading comprehension practice) of your own.
Nobody here (certainly not me) ever said that Hugo Black was the first to use the words "separation of church and state". My point was that the athiests of the ACLU and their Democrat allies have, over the past 25 years, leaned on Black's 1962 use of the phrase. (ENGEL v. VITALE)
Check it out if you wish.
And please read more carefully before you imply that I don't do research.
Anyway, I do appreciate your interest in this topic and I have learned interesting things from your posts. Thanks for reading the essay and for your replies.
Regards,
LH