TO THE EDITOR:
So the Bible says marriage is between a man and a woman. Also old civil law tradition going back hundreds of years says the same thing. So the fact that the Bible says so “opposes the U.S. Constitution, as the First Amendment to the Bill of Rights provides for separation of church and state.”
Many people believe the Constitution actually contains the words “separation of church and state.” Not true! What it actually says is, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” It is false to say that because some people supported Amendment One on the basis of religious beliefs, that it is therefore a “legislative mistake.”
J.E. Williams ’50
