Separation of Church and State is another SCOTUS screw up. It's NOT in the constitution.
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Nope. There is nothing in that Amendment saying that someone can't pray on government property or anything else covered by "separation of church and state." The whole purpose was to keep the government from requiring us to attend a state church, like the Church of England, or to stop us from practicing our religion even on public property.
That is not a "separating phrase." Unless you are new at English.
What you describe is “freedom of religion “, any religion. And your example of praying on public property includes all religions. So which particular religion do you read in the Constitution that is “attached” to the state? There is none. We are a secular state, not a theocracy.
Of course no particular religion is attached to the state. But there should be no "separation" as has been happening during the past 50+ years. And the government should stop its active persecution of Christians. They don't do that to Muslims or Jews. There are government bodies in the US that have actually allowed satanic prayers, but won't allow Christian prayers.
So many people today believe that "freedom of religion" really means "freedom from religion." That would infringe on the freedom of most of the US.
The third sentence in your reply does not reflect anything I wrote. It's a failure in logic.