A Little History Lesson
Our 18th President knew the importance of keeping significant political issues separate from each other.
“Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate. ”
The idea that political matters should be kept in context and not overlapped with other factions such as religion and education was made known in the administration of our 18th President, Ulysses S. Grant. He was our Commander in Chief during Reconstruction, and his burdens were heavy. He fought an uphill battle in honoring the Emancipation Proclamation, but he was also spearheading weighty issues like the division of church and state. Born and raised a strict Methodist, as an adult, Grant did not wear his religion on his leave; instead, he lived by its principles. His biographies do not link him to any religious affiliation as an adult. Today, our nation still employs his directive of keeping political matters in context.