I believe in the separation of church and state, but not the separation of faith and public life. The government should never establish a state religion or compel religious belief, but people of faith should never be excluded from the public square. Our rights come from God, and every American, whether Christian, Jewish, Muslim, atheist, or otherwise has the freedom to live according to their conscience and participate fully in government. The Constitution protects both freedom of religion and freedom from government-imposed religion.