15935. SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE AS A CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE. This paper examines Constitutional issues in church-state separation. Discusses the First Amendment, Thomas Jefferson’s views, Supreme Court decisions over the years, and the recent trend of using a less strict interpretation of the law requiring church-state separation. Also refers to cases on the matter that were pending in the Supreme Court in the fall of 2003. Written 2003. 7 pages; 16 footnotes; 8 bibliographic sources. 1,770 words.