Separation of Church and State

The head of the Department of Justice, Jeff Sessions, has stated that the separation of church and state is unconstitutional. The First Amendment of the Constitution states the following:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

The First Amendment clearly shows that the government cannot make laws limiting religious expression or elevating a religion or denomination of religion as the official religion.

The last paragraph of Article VI states the following:

The senators and representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.

Public officials have to swear to uphold the Constitution, but religious faith and tests of religious faith are not qualifications to hold office in any level of government.

In summation, perhaps Attorney General Sessions should read our Constitution. He has, after all, sworn to uphold it for several decades in public office despite is active roles of trying to undermine some of its key tenets.