But separation of church and state was never meant to separate

In the solemn cadence of history, where the spirit of man has wrestled with the forces of power and faith, there arose a saying both bold and profound. Roy Moore, in the furnace of controversy and conviction, declared that “separation of church and state was never meant to separate God and government.” These words echo not as the claim of one man alone, but as the cry of an age-old tension—the struggle to keep faith alive within the halls of power, and power restrained by the whisper of faith.

In the ancient days, before republics and constitutions, kings ruled as if heaven itself had crowned them. Thrones gleamed with divine sanction, and the name of God was written beside the name of the monarch. Yet as men grew wise and weary of tyranny, they sought to divide the sacred from the secular—to protect both altar and assembly from corruption. Thus arose the doctrine of separation, a shield against the excesses of both priest and prince. But in his time, Roy Moore spoke to remind the people that this wall was never meant to banish the divine from human conscience, nor to strip the nation’s soul from its governance. It was meant not as exile, but as balance.

To separate church and state is to ensure that no creed holds dominion over another, that no government compels belief or disbelief. Yet to separate God from government is to sever the moral roots from which justice grows. Even the framers of the American republic, though cautious of theocracy, bowed their heads before Providence. George Washington spoke of religion and morality as “indispensable supports” to political prosperity. Thomas Jefferson, who penned the wall of separation, also revered the Creator as the source of liberty. Thus, the founders did not banish God from the republic—they built the republic upon the assumption that man was more than dust, that conscience itself was sacred.

Throughout the centuries, nations have tested this truth. Consider Revolutionary France, when reason was enthroned and faith cast aside. Temples became monuments to man’s intellect, and the bells that once called to prayer rang hollow in the name of progress. Yet the age of enlightenment soon turned to terror, for without reverence, power knows no limit, and law no mercy. From that darkness came the lesson: a government unanchored by a higher moral law drifts toward its own destruction. For while men may govern the land, it is truth, eternal and divine, that must govern the heart.

So too in our own time, when the name of God is often struck from schools, courthouses, and the public square, we must ask: what fills the void? Without a compass of the spirit, politics becomes a contest of appetites; law becomes mere convenience; and liberty, untethered from virtue, turns upon itself. Roy Moore’s words, though fiery and fraught, remind us that the health of a nation depends not only on its institutions, but on its reverence for something greater than itself. A people that forgets the sacred will soon forget the just.

Yet wisdom demands discernment. To bring God into government is not to compel worship, but to govern with humility, knowing that all authority is borrowed and all judgment must one day answer to the eternal. The ancients said: “The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.” Let this be the guide of rulers—that power must serve, not dominate; that laws must protect, not oppress; and that justice without mercy is as hollow as faith without works. When leaders remember this balance, the nation stands firm; when they forget it, even marble pillars crumble.

Therefore, my children, take this teaching to heart: cherish the boundary between church and state, but never exile the divine from your conscience. Let faith inform your actions, but never become your weapon. Seek to live and lead as those who answer to both earth and heaven. For a nation guided by wisdom and humility will endure long after monuments have fallen, and its light will outlast the flames of time.

And so, remember always: separation was meant to protect freedom, not to banish the sacred. Keep your faith alive not through decree, but through deeds; not by the sword of law, but by the strength of character. For when God and governance walk together in harmony—not in domination, but in reverence—the heart of a people beats in rhythm with eternity.