In a 1995 essay, William Barr asserted, “Traditional Judeo-Christian doctrine maintains that there is a transcendent moral order with objective standards of right and wrong that exists independent of man’s will. This transcendent order flows from God’s eternal law – the divine will by which the whole of creation is ordered.”

Yes, Moses was one of history’s most famous law-givers. But the code he delivered to humankind, the Ten Commandments, did not form the basis of our government. The Ten Commandments were designed to regulate the religious and moral behavior of ancient peoples. They’re not a blueprint for government.

A proper enforcement of separation of church and state would be impossible without the 14th Amendment, the 150th anniversary of which was celebrated on July 28.