Hot Topics March 4, 2012 HNN Hot Topics: Separation of Church and State Commentary: Historians J. Stanley Lemons: Review of John M. Barry's "Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul: Church, State and the Birth of Liberty" (Viking Press, 2012) (1-14-12) Kenneth C. Davis: Why the U.S. is Not a Christian Nation (7-4-11) Thomas S. Kidd: What Did Jefferson Mean By "Wall of Separation"? (10-31-10) Harvey Wasserman: The Fundamentalist Attack on Separation of Church and State Defames America and Its Founders (10-31-10) Jon Butler: Does the First Amendment Separate Church and State? (10-24-10) Live Q&A With Thomas S. Kidd (10-13-10) Thomas S. Kidd: The Founding Fathers Would Be Shocked at Our Religious Ignorance (10-4-10) Steven Conn: The "Wall of Separation" Has Preserved Religion -- Including Mormonism (12-16-07) Larry Schweikart: Did You Know that Half the Declaration's Signers Had Divinity School Training (5-30-05) Rick Shenkman: An Interview with Jon Butler ... Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? (12-19-04)