Will mark brainliest What does "separation of church and state" mean?

Does "separation of church and state" mean our government and laws have no basis in religious values? Support your answer by citing two examples

Do you think "separation of church and state" is an important principle for America? Support your opinion by citing at least one detail/example from your life and/or what you've seen in American society.

"Separation of church and religion" means that the church stays out of the state's business and vice versa. It was originally coined by Thomas Jefferson when he was writing a letter to the Danbury Baptists. The purpose of the letter was to assuage the fears of the Baptist members, reassuring them that a wall has been erected to protect them from state matters. The Baptists believed that government limitations against religion were illegitimate.

Nevertheless, it does not mean that our government and laws have no basis in religious values.

Yes, "separation of church and state" is undoubtedly an important topic of interest in the United States. The principle of it is very controversial, and it highlights some of the issues surrounding us today. A California atheist suing to remove the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance. The Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court demoted for refusing to take down a Ten Commandments monument from his office building. Public school drivers being criticized for certain holiday decorations on their buses. These stories have one thing in common--they all revolve around the relationship between religion and government. America is a nation of various religious faiths, and many of those religions affect the government in some capacity or another. There is no way that the church and the state can coexist without influencing one another and crossing boundaries.