"I have never met a happy atheist. I believe in separation of church and state, but I think we have gone so far over in the other direction of separating church and state"

This quote by Dixie Carter suggests that she thinks in the separation of church and state, but that it has actually gone too far. She suggests that the lack of faith in public life has caused a lack of joy among atheists. She implies that religion can bring happiness and satisfaction to people's lives, which it needs to be permitted to be expressed in public life. She believes that the separation of church and state must be appreciated, however that it should not be required to the extreme. Her quote suggests that faith can bring happiness and fulfillment to individuals's lives, which it should be permitted to be revealed in public life.