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	Separation of Church and State in America - ChristianAnswers.Net
		In the context of the "separation of church and state," the Court's foundational reinterpretation of the Constitution was complete.
		"Separation of church and state," as applied to education, means that a prayer at a graduation ceremony is unconstitutional.
		The doctrine of "separation of church and state" has been used, and is being used, to effectively purge religion from the public square.
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	Wikinfo \| Separation of church and state (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The separation of church and state is a concept in law wherein the structures of state or national government are kept separate from those of religion.
		Churches, synagogues, temples and cathedrals built before 1905, at the taxpayers' expense, are now the property of the state and the communes; however they may be gratuitously used for religious activities provided this religious use stays continuous in time.
		In Germany, church and state are declared by law to be separate, but some large churches can get special status from the state as a "corporation under public law" which allows the churches to levy taxes against the members of the church in return for a collection fee paid to the state.
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	sociology - Separation of church and state
		The separation of church and state is a concept in law whereby the structures of state or national government are kept separate from those of religious institutions.
		The separation of church and state is related to freedom of religion, but the two concepts are different and one should not infer hastily that countries with a state church do not necessarily have freedom of religion, nor should one infer that a country without a state church necessarily enjoys freedom of religion.
		The opposite end of the spectrum from secularism is a theocracy, in which the state and state religion are inseperable, and the rule of law is based on interpretation of a religious texts such as the Bible or the Qur'an.
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	Lordship of Christ and the Separation of Church and State -NRA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The state (often through the office of the chief magistrate) is considered the head of the church, and the final court of appeal in all ecclesiastical matters.
		In such a union of church and state, one denomination is established as the state church and it alone receives the countenance and support of the state; all other denominations or independent Christian congregations are either tolerated or suppressed.
		Church and state are to be united by a common allegiance to Jesus Christ, but are to remain separate as institutions.
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	Americans United: Our Issues
		Americans United for Separation of Church and State is a religious liberty watchdog group based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1947, the organization educates Americans about the importance of church-state separation in safeguarding religious freedom.
		Separation of church and state is the only principle that can ensure religious and philosophical freedom for all Americans.
		Church-state separation, a policy forged by great leaders like Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, is the expression of a mature and confident republic.
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	NOW with David Brancaccio. Politics & Economy. God and Government. Separating Church and State \| PBS
		Well-known for his unorthodox religious opinions as well as for his liberal views on religious liberty and the separation of church and state, Jefferson was the writer of Virginia's Statute for Religious Freedom, which ended all practice of state-supported religion in Virginia when it was enacted into law in 1786.
		Jefferson was the one who coined the phrase "wall of separation between Church and State" in a letter he wrote to the Danbury Baptist Association in 1802, in which he described his understanding of the meaning of the religious clauses of the First Amendment.
		Learn about recent events that are keeping the question of separation of church and state alive.
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	Separation Of Church And State Dr
		Separation of church and state is widely accepted in the West and thus has become a globally political thought.
		Islam cannot be separated from the state because it guides Muslims through every detail of running the state and their lives.
		The non-Muslims in Muslim states will either be secularists themselves, in favor of abandoning the laws of Islam in the state, or will be devoted followers of their own religion, who wish that the state follow the rules of that religion.
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		Their favorite phrase has been "separation of church and state." These groups have intoned the mantra of "separation of church and state" so long that many people believe the phrase is in the Constitution.
		Nowhere is "separation of church and state" referenced in the Constitution.
		Jefferson used the phrase "wall of separation between church and state" as a means of expressing his republican view that the federal or general government should not interfere with religious matters among the several states.
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	WallBuilders \| Resources \| The Separation of Church and State (Site not responding. Last check: )
		We could not approve the slightest breach.” The “separation of church and state” phrase which they invoked, and which has today become so familiar, was taken from an exchange of letters between President Thomas Jefferson and the Baptist Association of Danbury, Connecticut, shortly after Jefferson became President.
		Such rulings against State laws are a direct violation of the words and intent of the very one from whom the courts claim to derive their policy.
		In summary, the “separation” phrase so frequently invoked today was rarely mentioned by any of the Founders; and even Jefferson’s explanation of his phrase is diametrically opposed to the manner in which courts apply it today.
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	Church and State Separation by Gene Garman
		The principle of separation between religion and government was a part of America's history for over a century before the Constitution was written.
		Those persons and organizations which promote the principle of separation in terms of "church and state" could eliminate much general and legal confusion by revising their terminology to conform to the wording of the Constitution.
		In no state was the struggle for separation between religion and government more thoroughly documented than in Virginia, where Thomas Jefferson's "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom" became law in 1786.
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	Separation of Church and State
		Church and State in Norway (1997) by Finngeir Hiorth
		Its chapter on church-state separation reviews most of the appropriate legislation and case law, concluding that freedom from religion is protected by the constitutional guarantee of freedom of religion.
		And while he thinks that no religious source truly values toleration, he is ambiguous about the extent to which freethinkers should tolerate religion for social convenience at the expense of truth.
	www.infidels.org /library/modern/church-state (0 words)

	Separation of Church and State
		This understanding of "separation of church and state" was applied not only during the time of the Founders, but for 170 years afterwards.
		Thomas Jefferson's famous "wall of separation" between church and state comment was made in a letter to a group of Baptist clergymen January 1, 1802 in Danbury, Connecticut, who feared the Congregationalists Church would become the state-sponsored religion.
		The purpose of the separation of church and state in American society is not to exclude the voice of religion from public debate, but to provide a context of religious freedom where the insights of each religious tradition can be set forth and tested.
	www.jeremiahproject.com /culture/ch_state.html (0 words)

	Enterprise Java Community: Separation of Church and State
		Given this, if state objects have any behavior associated with them, the behavior would have to be re-implemented in each module that is implemented in a different programming language, and that may consume these state objects - this is obviously undesirable.
		Service implementers have access to the state objects that are provided as inputs to them from calling modules, and have access to state objects that are available in the context in which they are executing.
		Just as many countries hold dear the principle of separation of church and state, the separation of state and behavior is important to SOA-based design.
	www.theserverside.com /tt/articles/article.tss?l=ChurchandState (0 words)

	Church and State
		This principle of nonintervention by the state in religious affairs is understood to proscribe not only interference with individual practice but also interference with the autonomy of the Church as an institution pursuing its religious mission.
		Church leaders worked to establish separate governmental institutions, first in the form of a state of Deseret, then in the Territory of Utah, and in continuing efforts to secure Utah's statehood.
		The Church is now established in well over 100 countries, and this internationalization has further reinforced the idea that the essential mission of the Church can be accomplished within a wide range of legal and political systems as long as there is sufficient separation of church and state to afford effective protection for religious liberty.
	www.lightplanet.com /mormons/daily/politics/Church_State_EOM.htm (0 words)

	Separation of Church and State in America - ChristianAnswers.Net
		In the context of the "separation of church and state," the Court's foundational reinterpretation of the Constitution was complete.
		"Separation of church and state," as applied to education, means that a prayer at a graduation ceremony is unconstitutional.
		The doctrine of "separation of church and state" has been used, and is being used, to effectively purge religion from the public square.
	christiananswers.net /q-wall/wal-g004.html (0 words)

	SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE IN THE U.S.
		This section should really be called "religion and state," so that it represents a wall of separation between all religions -- Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Wicca, etc. -- and the federal, state and municipal governments in the U.S. However, the term "church and state" is so well entrenched that we will continue to use it here.
		Introduction to the concept of separation of church and state, and the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
		Repudiation of separation of church and state by the Missouri house
	www.religioustolerance.org /const_am.htm (0 words)

	Commentary on This Week's News > "Separation of Church and State" Is Not Uniformly Applied (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This anomaly indicates that the concept of "separation of church and state" is not uniformly applied in the United States today.
		Although the United Church of God is not the only Christian church organization that maintains this doctrinal position, I of course realize that my belief and practice regarding Holy Day/holiday observance represents a minority view in the world today.
		Subsequently, Judge Moore was removed from office as punishment for insisting on his constitutional right to display a "religious symbol" because it allegedly violates the principle of separation of church and state.
	www.ucg.org /commentary/churchstate.htm (0 words)

	Separation of church and state - Minnesota Daily
		During Congressional debate on his bill, as recorded in the Annals of Congress, Madison stated that he "apprehended the meaning of the words to be that Congress should not establish a religion, and enforce the legal observation of it by law, nor compel men to worship God in any manner contrary to their conscience."
		Yes, such separation is healthy for both the church and the state.
		[Metro and State] A pint for a pint (02/16/07)
	www.mndaily.com /articles/2006/11/22/70039 (0 words)

	Amazon.com: Separation of Church and State: Books: Philip Hamburger (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He is quite explicit that separation of church and state was not a part of any of these developments and that, on the contrary, separation was rather more of a stigma applied to antiestablishment advocates in order to discredit them.
		Hamburger makes the argument that the separation of church and state first became an idea during the election of 1800's when the Federalist clergy were using their influence to oppose the election of Jefferson and the Republicans.
		The idea of "separation of church and state" today is in much debate as those on the religious right accuse the secularization of America for countless social ills, and recent decisions such as the controversial ruling on the Pledge of Allegiance and subsequent mass public outcry demonstrate exactly why the issues Mr.
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	Separation of Church and State: A First Amendment Primer
		Violations of the Separation of Church and State
		Indeed, James Madison, the father of the United States Constitution, once observed that "the [religious] devotion of the people has been manifestly increased by the total separation of the church from the state."
		By maintaining the wall separating church and state, we can guarantee the continued vitality of religion in American life.
	www.adl.org /issue_religious_freedom/separation_cs_primer.asp (0 words)

	Amazon.com: The Separation of Church and State: Writings on a Fundamental Freedom by America's Founders: Books: Forrest ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jefferson and Madison on the Separation of Church and State by Lenni Brenner
		Church serves more as editor of source materials in the time of our nation's founding; the bulk of this book is dedicated to presenting the founding fathers' and framers' opinions regarding the eventually established American ideal regarding religious freedom, with very little context added by Mr.
		Forrest Church's handy little book is not only entertaining and informative, but provides verbatim background on our founding fathers' experiences and concerns that led to their insistence on the separation of church and state in founding our nation.
	www.amazon.com /Separation-Church-State-Writings-Fundamental/dp/0807077224 (0 words)

	Separation of Church and State
		Foes of the principle of separation of church and state often refer to the word "Creator" in the Declaration of Independence as proof that the framers of the U.S. Constitution intended for the United States to be ruled by a soveriegn being.
		Thus, it is entirely appropriate to speak of the "constitutional principle of church-state separation" since that phrase summarizes what the First Amendment's religion clauses do-they separate church and state.
		It was a victory for the separation of church and state.
	www.theocracywatch.org /separation_church_state2.htm (0 words)

	Welcome to The Constitutional Principle: Separation of Church and State Page
		The Separation of Church and State principle is a part of our historical, legal and political / social heritage and preserves and protects our religious liberty.
		Both have been involved in the separation of church and state debate, researching and writing extensively on the subject, for several years.
		Separation of Church and State is one of those topics.
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	Jefferson's Wall of Separation Letter - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
		He was a staunch believer in the separation of church and state.
		The letter was the subject of intense scrutiny by Jefferson, and he consulted a couple of New England politicians to assure that his words would not offend while still conveying his message: it was not the place of the Congress or the Executive to do anything that might be misconstrued as the establishment of religion.
		Note: The bracketed section in the second paragraph was been blocked off for deletion in the final draft of the letter sent to the Danbury Baptists, though it was not actually deleted in his draft of the letter.
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	Separation Of Church And State (Islaam.Com) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Islam cannot be separated from the state because it guides us through every detail of running the state and our lives.
		The non-Muslims in Muslim states will either be secularists themselves, in favour of abandoning the laws of Islam in the state, or will be devoted followers of their own religion, who wish that the state follow the rules of that religion.
		Separation of religion and state is not an option for Muslims because is requires us to abandon Allah's decree for that of a man.
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	SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1534, King Henry VIII separated from the Catholic church ("the Church of Rome") and established Protestantism as the official state religion—the Church of England.
		The separation of church and state allowed the founding fathers to avoid the debate on which of the many diverse—and often contradictory—religious beliefs then practiced in the thirteen colonies should be the official state religion.
		If the various indicators of separation of church and state in the main body of the Constitution—discussed in the previous chapter—were not enough, the freedom from state-imposed religion and the freedom of religious practice were both guaranteed by the First Amendment.
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	Separation of Church and State
		The state cannot pretend that it is free to ignore these abuses because of "separation of Church and state." Human suffering cannot be buried in abstractions.
		While the Church does not make rules for mail delivery, or the delineation of county lines, or the administration of the army, the Church nevertheless does have some business telling the state a thing or two.
		Both Church and state have the duty to defend human beings, and unless they uphold each other in that common task, neither can properly fulfill it.
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