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What does "Separation of Church and State" mean?

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What does "Separation of Church and State" mean?
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RE: What does "Separation of Church and State" mean?
February 24, 2021 at 2:45 pm
(February 24, 2021 at 2:43 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Easy to miss, it's only the very first thing in the bill of rights.......
Quote:(Amendment I.) [RELIGION; SPEECH; PRESS; ASSEMBLAGE; PETITION]
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The theocratic right takes "free exercise" as meaning, "only when we do it, all others take a back seat."
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What does "Separation of Church and State" mean?

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What does "Separation of Church and State" mean? - by Brian37 - February 24, 2021 at 2:03 pm
RE: What does "Separation of Church and State" mean? - by Brian37 - February 24, 2021 at 2:45 pm

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