The Discussion - Michael Sayen

“Many States had established churches. The Establishment Clause of the Constitution prevented one “federal” church, but allowed States to have their own. We would have to go back to that model if we wanted the church to be in charge of marriage and divorce. However, this is likely impossible now since the Supreme Court of the United States said in Everson v. Board of Education (1947) that the 14th Amendment prevented individual State’s from showing any favoritism to churches due to the unlawful doctrine of separation of Church and State, “[t]he First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable. We could not approve the slightest breach” Michael Sayen

Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage - Contracts and Covenants