Abstract: Focuses on the issue of the separation of church and the state or religion and government. Description of the history of the relationship from the Roman Empire to the American Revolution; Discussion of the wording of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution; Comparison of values of evangelicals with legal secularists; How the U.S. States Supreme Court has changed the relationship of church and state; Discussion of a possible solution of compromise between both opposing views; How state financial aid to religious institutions creates conflict.