How it started...
"The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries."
~James Madison

"The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason." ~Benjamin Franklin

"One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests." ~Thomas Paine

"The divinity of Jesus is made a convenient cover for absurdity. Nowhere in the Gospels do we find a precept for Creeds, Confessions, Oaths, Doctrines,
and whole cartloads of other foolish trumpery that we find in Christianity." ~John Adams

How it's going...
Speaker Mike Johnson has compared himself to Moses and thinks the earth is 6,000 years old...
"What does Mike Johnson think about any issue under the sun? Go pick up a Bible off your shelf and read it. That’s my worldview." ~Mike Johnson (Gay people should be stoned to death? That's what Mike thinks.)

Serial adulterer Donald Trump is comparing himself to Jesus, while selling "Trump Bibles, The only Bible endorsed by Donald Trump, get yours today for the incredibly low price of only $60." (Constitution and Lee Greenwood lyrics included! Fell free to ignore the "Thou shalt not commit adultery" part.)

The SCOTUS is packed up tight with religious zealots. (One of them has been affiliated with a religious group that practices speaking in tongues, healing services and divine prophecy.)

And finally republican leaders in Louisiana are forcing schools to hang the 10 commandments in every classroom.

Facepalm...