1. The Origin and Meaning of Church–State Separation

In recent years, more and more people in America have used the slogan “keep politics and faith separate” to silence Christians in the public square. Yet what they promote is not the true meaning of separation of church and state, but a distortion — a deliberate misuse of a Christian principle. Their purpose is to drive faith out of the moral and legislative life of the nation, to silence truth, and to allow evil to prevail.

In fact, the idea of separation of church and state did not originate from secularism, from atheists, or from religions that worship other gods or multiple deities. In those systems, “faith” and power are often intertwined, leaving no room for genuine freedom, reason, or conscience.

Islam offers a clear example. In countries such as Iran, politics and religion are completely fused. Regardless of where their so-called “faith” claims to lead, the very fact that religion is used to legitimize political power is enough to show that it has already led people into the worship of idols.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is another manifestation of the same corruption. Although it claims to “believe in no god,” it demands that the Chinese people take Marxism-Leninism as their core faith — replacing truth with ideology and the fear of God with submission to the Party. This, too, is a form of church-state fusion — not in name, but in essence — ruling the nation with a godless and cultic ideology. 

The CCP fears nothing more than the Christian faith, for only the truth of Christ can set people free — free from fear, deception, and bondage. That is why the regime relentlessly controls, infiltrates, suppresses, and persecutes Christians. Its goal is to eliminate any faith capable of breaking human souls free from its grip. The CCP’s system is, in essence, a communist theocracy of a false god — a blasphemous parody of divine order.

By contrast, the principle of separation of church and state can exist only upon the foundation of belief in the one true Triune God. Because God is both sovereign and loving, He gave humankind free will — the freedom to choose Him willingly, not by coercion. Government, therefore, must be limited; it must never claim spiritual authority. This principle reflects both the grace and the wisdom of God: by His grace, He grants human freedom and inalienable rights; by His wisdom, He establishes moral order so that freedom does not collapse into chaos. It acknowledges God’s supreme authority while honoring the freedom and conscience He has given to humanity.

2. Why Separation Is Necessary: Because God Gave Humanity Freedom

The Book of Genesis clearly records the freedom God bestowed upon humankind. In the Garden of Eden stood both the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. If God had wished to deprive humanity of freedom, He could simply have withheld the second tree — or planted it only when the right time came. But He did not. He placed both trees there together, giving humanity the freedom to choose. He even permitted the serpent (Satan) to enter the garden, allowing people the option of choice.

From the very beginning, God laid every option before humankind — to make clear that He created people free, able to choose whether to trust and follow Him. This reveals the immeasurable depth of God’s love: His love is never coercive, and His kingdom is not a tyranny, but a kingdom of freedom. He calls people to come to Him willingly, not by force of power or institution.

Therefore, government must never become a cathedral commanding faith. The power of belief flows from truth and freedom, not from administrative decree. When earthly rulers compel faith, they commit the ultimate act of church-state fusion — usurping spiritual authority that belongs only to God. Such a system does not honor Him; it offends Him.

3. The Boundary of Religious Freedom: It Must Stand Upon the Constitution

America is “One Nation Under God.” This is not merely a phrase of patriotic ritual; it is a covenant — a national acknowledgment that liberty exists only under the sovereignty of the one true Triune God, and that faith and law must stand together.

Any religion or community that lives in America must respect and abide by the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution guarantees religious freedom, but that freedom is not freedom from the law of God. Only within the bounds and protection of the Constitution can religious activity be legitimate and just.

Muslims who faithfully observe the Constitution have every right to establish mosques in accordance with the law — that is their freedom. But if anyone uses religion as a shield for anti-American, subversive, or violent purposes, that goes far beyond religious liberty and becomes a violation of the very law that protects freedom.

Protecting freedom of faith does not mean tolerating lawlessness. True freedom arises from truth and order, not from chaos and violence. For everyone who lives in America, respecting the Constitution is the foundation of religious liberty and the legal order that God Himself has established.

4. The Modern Distortion and Its Danger

Today, the phrase “separation of church and state” has been deliberately twisted. What was once meant to prevent government interference in faith is now used to prohibit faith from influencing government. Those who cry out, “politics and religion must stay separate,” are in fact calling for politics to be separated from truth and for government to be separated from God.

In doing so, they have turned the protection of faith into the suppression of faith — suffocating truth in the name of freedom. Their real aim is to transform a nation once under God into a nation under darkness.

Christians must not remain silent. We must once again declare to the world: Separation of church and state does not mean that faith cannot guide a nation. On the contrary — only under the guidance of the true Triune God can a nation’s freedom endure.

5. Conclusion

America’s freedom comes from the One who gives true freedom. If America turns away from Him, her freedom will vanish with Him.

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” — 2 Corinthians 3:17

May America return to her original foundation — to once again be a nation under the one true Triune God, and to bring glory to Him alone.