title: Under God: George Washington and the Question of Church and State
author:  Tara Ross 
description: Ross and Smith restore George Washington's view of church and state to its proper place in history, which will inevitably change what we think and say in the present. Hint: He and Thomas Jefferson didn't see eye to eye. --Richard Brookhiser, Author, What Would the Founders Do? and Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington <br /><br /> Ross and Smith's study of Washington illuminates the question of church and state in America in remarkable ways. They have written a truly enlightening and thought-provoking book. --William Kristol, Editor, The Weekly Standard <br /><br /> Under God examines a subject that has long deserved careful attention. This book is a must-read for every patriotic citizen. --Edwin Meese, Former US Attorney General
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  Under God
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  George Washington and the
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Question of Church and State
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  TARA ROSS
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  JOSEPH C. SMITH, JR.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright
  
  
  © 2008 by Tara Ross and Joseph C. Smith, Jr.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Many of the excerpts from Washington’s writings in part two are from
  Washington, George. Theodore J. Crackel, Editor in Chief, The Papers of George
  Washington © 1976-2007 University of Virginia Press.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Cover illustration courtesy of the Anschutz Collection.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Cover photo by William J. O’Connor.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by
  any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, scanning, or otherwise,
  without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may
  quote brief passages in a review.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2008 by Spence Publishing
  Company, Dallas, Texas.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  First Colonial Pres