I don't think that King Cyrus of Persia got a copy of the letter that Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptists regarding a "wall of the separation between church and state" because as the leader of the Medes and Persians he wrote the following proclamation...
“The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build him a Temple at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Any of you who are his people may go to Jerusalem in Judah to rebuild this Temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives in Jerusalem. And may your God be with you! Wherever this Jewish remnant is found, let their neighbors contribute toward their expenses by giving them silver and gold, supplies for the journey, and livestock, as well as a voluntary offering for the Temple of God in Jerusalem.”The wall he created was not a wall of separation, but rather the walls of the Temple of God at Jerusalem... and he ordered the neighbors of the people of God to pay for it. God will be sovereign even if it means working through an enemy king.
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