The Meaning of Separation of Church and State

House Bill 467 just became public this afternoon. Fox 15 News reporter

Chris Arnold spoke with anti -abortion and pro -choice advocates who let their voices be heard on this extremely emotional issue.

Good afternoon. My name is Wade Orsini. I am a pastor at Apology at Church Utah and I am a minister of the gospel of Christ.

This bill, nor do other so -called pro -life bills, represent the Christian community.

God despises unequal weights and measures and he will not stand for the regulation of some babies that are being slaughtered while others are not.

As Christians, with the authority of Christ and his word, we demand equal protection of babies in the womb from the moment of conception.

We have been told our concerns would not be taken into account because of the First Amendment and the separation of church and state.

I want us to remind ourselves today the First Amendment was produced by our Christian founding fathers to give zero authority to the federal government over the church.

Not that the church should not or could not inform the state of biblical law and right morality.

The phrase separation of church and state was first coined by Thomas Jefferson in a letter to the

Danbury Baptists in 1802 assuring them that no one Christian denomination would become the national church.

The First Amendment, therefore, in its original and historical intent was freedom for religion and not freedom from religion.

And the religion that framed this country was biblical Christianity. One day, all of us will give an account before the one true

God. And I call you today to repent and protect all of the pre -born in every circumstance and at every stage.