With the recent COVID-19 lockdown dust-up over relaxing restrictions when it comes to places of worship, Americans are reminded of the doctrine of separation of church and state. Most Americans believe it is a vital part of the Constitution. But there is no such phrase in the Constitution and there never was.

Why? Because our founding fathers never intended church and state to be completely separate. They saw religions, specifically based on the Bible, as indispensable to the moral foundation of the nation they were creating. In the following episode of PragerU, John Eastman, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute, guides us through the genesis of the doctrine and its value to society.