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Thought For the Day: The Constitution Does Not Require Complete Separation of Church and State; It Affirmatively Mandates Accommodation

“The concept of a ‘wall’ of separation between church and state is a … figure of speech. … The Constitution does not require complete separation of church and state; it affirmatively mandates accommodation, not merely tolerance, of all religions, and … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Establishment Clause Served to Prevent A National Church

“The real object of the Amendment was, not to countenance, much less advance Mahommedianism, or Judaism, or infidelity, by prostrating Christianity; but to exclude all rivalry among Christian sects, and to prevent any national ecclesiastical establishment, which should give to … Continue reading

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