Johnson Doesn’t Believe in Separation of Church and State

In a podcast recorded last month, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) indicated he does not believe in the separation of church and state, ABC News reports.

He referred to the “so-called separation of church and state” and said “the founders wanted to protect the church from an encroaching state, not the other way around.”

Said Johnson: “If anybody tries to convince you that your biblical beliefs or your religious viewpoint needs to separated from public affairs, you should politely remind them to review their history and you should not back down.”