Church & State

Church & State exists because the ideas we’re warned not to discuss openly—religion and politics—are often the very forces shaping our laws, our culture, and our collective memory. This page examines where belief and power collide, not to preach or provoke for sport, but to document how faith, ideology, and governance have intertwined across American history, popular culture, and public life. Too often these subjects are reduced to slogans or shouting matches; here, they are treated as historical forces worthy of scrutiny, context, and nuance. In the spirit of The Hollywoodland Revue, this space asks difficult questions, revisits uncomfortable truths, and traces how the separation—and entanglement—of church and state continues to shape who we are, what we argue about, and why it still matters.