Religion in the USA: ' Religion flourishes in greater purity without than with the aid of government. '

Abstract

"Religion is belief in a god or gods and the activities that are connected with this belief, such as praying or worshipping in a building such as a church or temple.? (Collins Cobuild - Lexicon). Thus religion seems to be the basis of some specific kinds of communities (communities of beliefs and practices), but not of political communities. Why then do some people argue that religion and the State should be bound together? As a matter of fact, should religion depend on the State, and could it benefit religion?