Constitution USA with Peter Sagal

What does separation of church and state mean?

Clip: Season 1 | 45s  | Video has closed captioning.

University of Notre Dame Professor Rick Garnett talks about separation of church and state -- and why he believes the founders intended that phrase to mean "freedom to practice your religion openly" rather than "freedom from religion in the public sphere."

Aired: 02/12/13

Rating: NR

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