Wall of Misconception

The “wall of separation between church and state” is a phrase not found anywhere in the Constitution, but activist judges have recklessly used that phrase to stamp out public religious expression. We are restricted from praying in public schools, the Ten Commandments and other religious symbols have been stripped from public buildings, and the term “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance has been called “unconstitutional”. Dr. Peter Lillback exposes the church/state separation myth that has led to such actions in his groundbreaking book entitled Wall of Misconception. Within its pages, Lillback counters the claims that Christianity must only reside in the walls of the church by pointing to America’s Founding Fathers and historical documents that prove Christianity’s incontrovertible influence on our nation at large.

The “wall of separation between church and state” is a phrase not found anywhere in the Constitution, but activist judges have recklessly used that phrase to stamp out public religious expression. We are restricted from praying in public schools, the Ten Commandments and other religious symbols have been stripped from public buildings, and the term “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance has been called “unconstitutional”. Dr. Peter Lillback exposes the church/state separation myth that has led to such actions in his groundbreaking book entitled Wall of Misconception. Within its pages, Lillback counters the claims that Christianity must only reside in the walls of the church by pointing to America’s Founding Fathers and historical documents that prove Christianity’s incontrovertible influence on our nation at large.

Peter A. Lillback, Ph.D., is the president of The Providence Forum and president of Westminster Theological Seminary, where he is also Professor of Historical Theology. Dr. Lillback received a Ph.D. from Westminster Theological Seminary, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a B.A. from Cedarville University in Ohio. He is the author of George Washington’s Sacred Fire (Providence Forum Press), George Washington & Israel (Providence Forum Press), Lessons on Liberty (co-author Judy Mitchell) (Providence Forum Press), The Binding of God: Calvin’s Role in the Development of Covenant Theology (Baker), Freedom’s Holy Light—With a Firm Reliance on Divine Providence (Providence Forum Press), and Proclaim Liberty: A Broken Bell Rings Freedom to the World (Providence Forum Press).