When Delaware’s U.S. Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell said in a debate last week that the separation of church and state is nowhere to be found in the Constitution, the audience guffawed. But Daniel Dreisbach, a professor of justice, law and society at American University knew that technically, she was correct. Dreisbach, 51, has written numerous books and articles on the topic, including “Thomas Jefferson and the Wall of Separation between Church and State.” He shared with The Washington Examiner by e-mail thoughts on his own faith, and why he believes it deserves a place in the public arena.

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