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Separation of Church And State And Freedom Of Religion; Why Does The US Constitution Mandate Keeping Them Separate? What Is The History Of State Religions? What Is The History Of Kings, Despots And Religions? Mandating Religion Equals Tyranny, Theocracy

Separation of Church And State Equals Freedom Of Religion; Why Does The US Constitution Mandate Keeping Them Separate? What Is The History Of State Religions? What Is The History Of Kings, Despots And Religions? Mandating Religion Equals Tyranny, Theocracy - 

There is a huge push right now to delete and deny the Constitution which separates church and state with a bright line. Why was the Constitution written to SEPARATE state and religion?

 What would happen if a small evangelical, fundamentalist religious sect were made into the 'official' religion of America, and the line between religion and state was eliminated? In other words, churches could get government grants, disaster relief funding, and public education funding? That one 'official' religion would then mandate teaching their fundamentalist brand of 'dogma' in all schools, public, private and non profit. No other religion would be allowed, and quite possibly, other religions would be made illegal, discriminated against or even have those other belief systems jailed, fined or made into death penalty offences.

JFK on the Separation of Church and State 



WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE NOT TO GO ALONG OR BELIEVE IN THE OFFICIAL STATE RELIGION? 

Atheists are considered TERRORISTS in Saudi Arabia. 13 countries have laws on the books that punish atheists with the DEATH PENALTY, often by beheading. 

Religious TYRANNY and DESPOTISM is what you get when you don't separate religion and government. Anyone who does not believe in the 'right' things, is banned, punished and/or is declared a heretic and burned at the stake. 

Karen Pence Is Working At A School That Bans LGBTQ Employees And Kids | HuffPost
Karen Pence, wife of Vice President Mike Pence, started at a job this week teaching art at Immanuel Christian School in Northern Virginia. It’s not a school where everyone is welcome. In a “parent agreement” posted online, the school says it will refuse admission to students who participate in or condone homosexual activity. The 2018 employment application also makes candidates sign a pledge not to engage in homosexual activity or violate the “unique roles of male and female.”

“Moral misconduct which violates the bona fide occupational qualifications for employees includes, but is not limited to, such behaviors as the following: heterosexual activity outside of marriage (e.g., premarital sex, cohabitation, extramarital sex), homosexual or lesbian sexual activity, polygamy, transgender identity, any other violation of the unique roles of male and female, sexual harassment, use or viewing of pornographic material or websites,” says the application.

The application says that the school believes “marriage unites one man and one woman” and that “a wife is commanded to submit to her husband as the church submits to Christ.” The application asks potential employees to explain their view of the “creation/evolution debate.”

Is this the future of all public 'state religion' schools? 

THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE WAS DESIGNED AND PUT IN PLACE INSIDE THE CONSTITUTION IN ORDER TO PROTECT CHURCHES, RELIGION AND PUT GOD FIRST

Messiah Echad Separation of church and state was intended to protect religion, and protect putting God first. 
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David G. McAfee ‪The Separation of Church and State protects governments from religion, but it also protects religion from governments. It is a true win-win!‬

THE HISTORICAL BASIS IN THE US CONSTITUTION OF THE FREEDOM OF RELIGION


Applewood Books January 16, 1786, Virginia enacts the Statute for Religious Freedom (authored by Thomas Jefferson)

An Act for establishing religious Freedom.

Whereas, Almighty God hath created the mind free;

That all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burthens, or by civil incapacitations tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and therefore are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being Lord, both of body and mind yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do,

That the impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavouring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world and through all time;

That to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions, which he disbelieves is sinful and tyrannical;

That even the forcing him to support this or that teacher of his own religious persuasion is depriving him of the comfortable liberty of giving his contributions to the particular pastor, whose morals he would make his pattern, and whose powers he feels most persuasive to righteousness, and is withdrawing from the Ministry those temporary rewards, which, proceeding from an approbation of their personal conduct are an additional incitement to earnest and unremitting labours for the instruction of mankind;

That our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions any more than our opinions in physics or geometry,
That therefore the proscribing any citizen as unworthy the public confidence, by laying upon him an incapacity of being called to offices of trust and emolument, unless he profess or renounce this or that religious opinion, is depriving him injuriously of those privileges and advantages, to which, in common with his fellow citizens, he has a natural right,

That it tends only to corrupt the principles of that very Religion it is meant to encourage, by bribing with a monopoly of worldly honours and emoluments those who will externally profess and conform to it;

That though indeed, these are criminal who do not withstand such temptation, yet neither are those innocent who lay the bait in their way;

That to suffer the civil magistrate to intrude his powers into the field of opinion and to restrain the profession or propagation of principles on supposition of their ill tendency is a dangerous fallacy which at once destroys all religious liberty because he being of course judge of that tendency will make his opinions the rule of judgment and approve or condemn the sentiments of others only as they shall square with or differ from his own;

That it is time enough for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order;

And finally, that Truth is great, and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons free argument and debate, errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them:

Be it enacted by General Assembly that no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief, but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of Religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge or affect their civil capacities. And though we well know that this Assembly elected by the people for the ordinary purposes of Legislation only, have no power to restrain the acts of succeeding Assemblies constituted with powers equal to our own, and that therefore to declare this act irrevocable would be of no effect in law; yet we are free to declare, and do declare that the rights hereby asserted, are of the natural rights of mankind, and that if any act shall be hereafter passed to repeal the present or to narrow its operation, such act will be an infringement of natural right."

US CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES ASKS THE QUESTION: WHAT IS FREEDOM OF RELIGION? DO YOU KNOW THE ANSWER?


 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services What is freedom of religion?

Do you know the answer? 

Why is this principle known as 'freedom of religion' important in America, which has many different faiths, religions and belief systems? 

How is America different from a country like Saudi Arabia, Iran or Russia, where state religions are the norm?

WHAT ARE THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT RIGHTS LAID OUT IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; AS COMPARED TO BRITISH COLONIAL DICTATORIAL RULE AND STATE RELIGION?


What are the 3 most important 'rights' in the Declaration of Independence?
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Unless everyone is granted these rights, no one can have them. To grant everyone these rights, means giving everyone these 3 rights which are enshrined in the Declaration of Independence.

It is not possible to have these rights, if one religion takes over, or if the state mandates a specific religion, or if certain belief systems or religions are suppressed, denied or attacked.

WHAT IS THE SUPREME LAW OF AMERICA?

Many people these days seem to be calling for laws or beliefs in things that are not real or even logical.

What is the supreme, highest law in the land?
VIDEO https://www.facebook.com/uscis/videos/1608612072483340/

Anything that violates the Constitution is either sedition, treason or at the very least unconstitutional. Laws, rules, practices or things that violate the Constitution corrupt democracy and the will of " WE THE PEOPLE".

Natural Law includes freedom of religion. Natural law is even above the Constitution.

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PICTURES OF SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE, FREEDOM OF RELIGION


Memes, Pictures, Sayings And Quotes Around Separation Between Church And State, Plus Freedom Of Religion
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What happens when a nation opens the door to giving STATE taxpayer money to churches? Now the people in government, who may represent only ONE religious sect can easily decide to funnel all state taxpayer money only to THEIR RELIGION, and NO OTHERS. The next step is to make all other religions or sects of the same religion illegal, or even a crime worthy of the death penalty. A majority religion can and will easily become a dictatorial despotic regime, which can and does justify genocide of any minorities, including other religions, based on a religious book where genocide is godly.

IF A STATE RELIGION IS MANDATED, THEN ALL SCHOOLS WILL BE TEACHING A STATE RELIGION; WILL THAT RELIGION BE YOURS? ANY OTHER RELIGION WILL BE BANNED AND THOSE PRACTICING IT WILL BE PUNISHED

RICK SANTORUM AND OTHER EXTREMIST RIGHT WING FUNDAMENTALIST EVANGELICALS CLAIM THAT THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE IS A COMMUNIST IDEA, AND THAT FREEDOM OF RELIGION IS NOT IN THE CONSTITUTION


Rick Santorum: Separation Of Church And State A Communist Idea, Not An American One
In a conference call with members of right-wing pastor E.W. Jackson’s STAND America that was posted online today, former senator Rick Santorum disputed the existence of the separation of church and state in the U.S. Constitution, dismissing it as a Communist idea that has no place in America.

A listener on the call told Santorum that “a number of the things that the far left, a.k.a. the Democrat [sic] Party, and the president is pushing for and accomplishing actually accomplishes a number of the tenets of ‘The Communist Manifesto,’ including the amnesty, the elevation of pornography, homosexuality, gay marriage, voter fraud, open borders, mass self-importation of illegal immigrants and things of that nature.” The likely presidential candidate replied that “the words ‘separation of church and state’ is not in the U.S. Constitution, but it was in the constitution of the former Soviet Union. That’s where it very, very comfortably sat, not in ours.”


FREEDOM OF RELIGION PLUS SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE IS ALREADY BUILT INTO ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS


Prayer in schools (in an interfaith manner) is already protected, but a teacher cannot MANDATE any particular religion or belief system, because that would make school a religion, and FORCE compliance with dogma and beliefs, which is anti freedom, correct?

Teaching religion (in an interfaith manner) in schools is also legal and protected,  but a teacher cannot MANDATE any particular religion or belief system, because that would make school a religion, and FORCE compliance with dogma and beliefs, which is anti freedom, correct? 

What if a particular sect was made the 'official' US state religion, and it mandating teaching the 'flat earth' belief system in all schools and colleges, while outlawing and criminalizing the evolution theory? If religion is the supreme law of the land, and God said in the Bible and in the Koran that the Earth is flat, then it must be flat, no matter what science, evidence or data says, correct? Anyone disagreeing with this must be charged with heresy, and burned to death, as was done in the Dark Ages, when religion was the supreme law of the land, correct?

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The only way to protect freedom of religion, is to protect ALL of the religions, including those people who don't believe in religion at all, and those religions that believe the Earth is flat. 

HISTORY OF US CONSTITUTION


The 'founders' of America dealt with this same issue, as colonists came from many different faiths and belief systems. They fought one another and tried to impose their 'religious will' on all other colonists. In addition, the reason so many undocumented immigrants came to America is because of the persecution that they were getting from other countries such as Britain, where there were official state religions and authoritarian Kings or despots who forced everyone to bow their head and worship only ONE WAY, but NO OTHER WAY was allowed. 

In other words, once a country accepts a 'state religion', it automatically gets rid of the freedom of religion part of the Constitution, and Bill of Rights. There can be no freedom when the 'state' mandates a specific religion and official way of worshiping, plus an official 'church'. What happens next is that all other religions are discriminated against or banned, because the natural tendency of a despot is to take absolute power and absolute control, using the lever of 'religion' as a tool to get there. 

WHY DOES THE US CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS IN AMERICA MANDATE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE?

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Wikipedia; "Many societies in antiquity had imperial cults where heads of state were worshiped as messiahs, demigods or deities.

Ancient history is replete with examples of political leaders who derived legitimacy through religious titles. Sargon of Akkad was referred to as the "deputy of Ishtar"[4] and many ancient Kings of Judahclaimed to rule with a mandate from Heaven. Julius Caesar was elected as Pontifex Maximus, the chief priest of the Roman state religion before he became the consul of Rome.[5] Caligula referred to himself as a god when meeting with politicians and he was referred to as Jupiter on occasion in public documents.[6][7]

The mixing of religion and state can be seen throughout antiquity, including in the Edict of Thessalonica, whereby Nicene Christianity was made the state religion of the Roman Empire, and in the execution of Socrates, sentenced to death by the Athenian state for among other things, "not believing in the gods of the state"[8]

Among ancient philosophies, Epicureanism is in favor of an early version of the separation of religion and state as can be seen in the writings of Lucretius and Epicurus.

The concept of separating church and state is often credited to the writings of English philosopher John Locke (1632–1704).[18] According to his principle of the social contract, Locke argued that the government lacked authority in the realm of individual conscience, as this was something rational people could not cede to the government for it or others to control. For Locke, this created a natural right in the liberty of conscience, which he argued must therefore remain protected from any government authority. These views on religious tolerance and the importance of individual conscience, along with his social contract, became particularly influential in the American colonies and the drafting of the United States Constitution.[19]

At the same period of the 17th century, Pierre Bayle and some fideists were forerunners of the separation of Church and State, maintaining that faith was independent of reason.[20][21] During the 18th century, the ideas of Locke and Bayle, in particular the separation of Church and State, became more common, promoted by the philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment. Montesquieu already wrote in 1721 about religious tolerance and a degree of separation between religion and government.[22] Voltaire defended some level of separation but ultimately subordinated the Church to the needs of the State[23] while Denis Diderot, for instance, was a partisan of a strict separation of Church and State, saying "the distance between the throne and the altar can never be too great".[24]

Jefferson and the Bill of Rights


Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, whose letter to the Danbury Baptists Association is often quoted in debates regarding the separation of church and state.

In English, the exact term is an offshoot of the phrase, "wall of separation between church and state", as written in Thomas Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptist Association in 1802. In that letter, referencing the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Jefferson writes:

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between Church and State.[25]

Jefferson was describing to the Baptists that the United States Bill of Rights prevents the establishment of a national church, and in so doing they did not have to fear government interference in their right to expressions of religious conscience. The Bill of Rights was one of the earliest examples in the world of complete religious freedom (adopted in 1791, only preceded by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in 1789).

Later Interpretations

John F. Kennedy, one of America's most influential presidents of the 20th century, commented in 1960: "I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute, where no Catholic prelate would tell the President (should he be Catholic) how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishioners for whom to vote, where no church or church school is granted any public funds or political preference – and where no man is denied public office merely because his religion differs from the President who might appoint him or the people who might elect him.

"I believe in an America that is officially neither Catholic, Protestant nor Jewish – where no public official either requests or accepts instructions on public policy from the Pope, the National Council of Churches or any other ecclesiastical source – where no religious body seeks to impose its will directly or indirectly upon the general populace or the public acts of its officials – and where religious liberty is so indivisible that an act against one church is treated as an act against all."

Christopher Hitchens, an atheist political commentator, wrote, "How dismal it is to see present day Americans yearning for the very orthodoxy that their country was founded to escape."

Robert A. Heinlein, a science fiction author, commented on the separation of church and state thus: "Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so."

Muhammad Iqbal, a 20th-century poet considered to have inspired the movement for the independence of Pakistan and to be one of the most important figures in Urdu literature, told an academic conference at Cambridge University in 1931 that, "The biggest blunder made by Europe was the separation of Church and State", arguing that it had led to "atheistic materialism".[26]

President William Howard Taft: "There is nothing so despicable as a secret society that is based upon religious prejudice and that will attempt to defeat a man because of his religion."


John F. Kennedy, in his Address to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association on 12 September 1960, addressed the question directly, saying,

I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute – where no Catholic prelate would tell the President (should he be Catholic) how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishioners for whom to vote – where no church or church school is granted any public funds or political preference – and where no man is denied public office merely because his religion differs from the President who might appoint him or the people who might elect him. 

I believe in an America that is officially neither Catholic, Protestant nor Jewish – where no public official either requests or accepts instructions on public policy from the Pope, the National Council of Churches or any other ecclesiastical source – where no religious body seeks to impose its will directly or indirectly upon the general populace or the public acts of its officials – and where religious liberty is so indivisible that an act against one church is treated as an act against all. […] 

I do not speak for my church on public matters – and the church does not speak for me. Whatever issue may come before me as President – on birth control, divorce, censorship, gambling or any other subject – I will make my decision in accordance with these views, in accordance with what my conscience tells me to be the national interest, and without regard to outside religious pressures or dictates. And no power or threat of punishment could cause me to decide otherwise. 

But if the time should ever come – and I do not concede any conflict to be even remotely possible – when my office would require me to either violate my conscience or violate the national interest, then I would resign the office; and I hope any conscientious public servant would do the same."

The United States Supreme Court has referenced the separation of church and state metaphor more than 25 times, though not always fully embracing the principle, saying "the metaphor itself is not a wholly accurate description of the practical aspects of the relationship that in fact exists between church and state".[95] In Reynolds, the Court denied the free exercise claims of Mormons in the Utah territory who claimed polygamy was an aspect of their religious freedom. 

The Court used the phrase again by Justice Hugo Black in 1947 in Everson. In a minority opinion in Wallace v. Jaffree, Justice Rehnquist presented the view that the establishment clause was intended to protect local establishments of religion from federal interference. Rehnquist made numerous citations of cases that rebutted the idea of a total wall of separation between Church and State. A result of such reasoning was Supreme Court support for government payments to faith-based community projects. Justice Scalia has criticized the metaphor as a bulldozer removing religion from American public life.[96]
much more at; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state

TRUE ISLAM AND TRUE CHRISTIANITY STRONGLY ENCOURAGES SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE


True Islam True Islam strongly encourages the separation of mosque and state. Therefore, those who fear sharia law to be governed in the western nations have nothing to worry about. The religion of Islam is only for Muslims to follow and no one can enforce a religion on anyone. Here is a go to on how to understand sharia law, for Muslims and non-Muslims. http://trueisl.am/2rYfLLE

Beyond law and philosophy, some Christians refuse to vote, carry arms, or participate in civil government in any way, often leading to their persecution, as happened to Anabaptists, their descendants including the Amish, Mennonites, and Quakers, in the 20th Century. Anabaptist and Jehovah's Witnesses, in many countries, believing by not participating they are closer to the Kingdom of God, since "Jesus answered (Pilate), 'My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight (to defend him).' " – John 18:36. For them, the term "Christian nation" cannot be a valid governmental position, leaving only Christian people, possibly in Christian communities, beyond which are the "things which are Caesar's" – Matthew 22:21.
much more at; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state

FREEDOM OF RELIGION MEANS THAT EVERY RELIGION AND PERSON GETS TO DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES WHAT THIS FREEDOM MEANS, BUT CANNOT FORCE EVERYONE ELSE TO BELIEVE AND DO THE SAME THING



Bisexual.org Freedom of religion means we all get to choose for ourselves. Nobody gets to force their religion on anyone else. Why can't people understand this simple fact?" 

A person in one religion may believe in the flat earth, and that the planet is only 2,000 years old. They may believe that the Bible is LITERALLY TRUE, with everything in it being a FACT. But trying to impose this by LAW and state control means that one switches from a land based on freedom to believe in things like that, to a tyrannical theocracy, where no dissent is allowed and freedom must be abolished, wouldn't you agree?

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF EVERYONE WAS REQUIRED TO FOLLOW EVERYTHING IN THE BIBLE; LITERALLY?

Hey, let's make the BIBLE the law of the land, and then follow it to the letter. What could go wrong?


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CONSERVATIVE SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF DISMANTLING SEPARATION BETWEEN CHURCH AND STATE, LEADING TO THEOCRACY, FASCISM AND TYRANNY

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Americans United for Separation of Church and State BREAKING: The Supreme Court just made the wrong call in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer, putting freedom of belief and church-state separation at risk. This ruling threatens to open the door to more public support for religion, which puts the religious freedom of everyone at risk. Americans United will continue to fight to maintain the boundaries between church and state - because that helps to make us all more free.
Read more: https://au.org/media/press-releases/americans-united-dismayed-by-us-supreme-court-s-decision-in-trinity-lutheran

The quote by Sinclair Lewis is not completely accurate, but the saying does accurately portray his general writings on the subject, thus making it a valid point to make, because the tendency of one particular religion taking over a government does lead to fascism.

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WHAT THE CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN WRITERS OF THE CONSTITUTION SAID AND BELIEVED ABOUT SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE HISTORICALLY


Thomas Clark "The purpose of separation of church and state is to forever keep from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries"...James Madison-1803 

"Legitimate powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions. I contemplate with sovereign reverence that the act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibit the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation between church and state."...Thomas Jefferson 

"And I have no doubt that every new example will succeed, as every past one has done, in shewing that religion and government will both exist in greater purity, the less they are mixed together"...James Madison

"Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise"... James Madison

"The civil government functions with complete success by the total separation of church and state"...James Madison 1819

"As the government of the USA is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion"...from the only Congressionally ratified copy in English of the Treaty of Tripoli, article 11, 1797, John Adams 

Jefferson's and Madison’s concept of "separation of church and state" first became a part of Establishment Clause jurisprudence in Reynolds v. U.S., 98 U.S. 145 (1878). In that case, the court examined the history of religious liberty in the US, determining that while the US Constitution guarantees religious freedom, "The word 'religion' is not defined in the Constitution. We must go elsewhere, therefore, to ascertain its meaning, and nowhere more appropriately, we think, than to the history of the times in the midst of which the provision was adopted." The court found that the leaders in advocating and formulating the constitutional guarantee of religious liberty were James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. Quoting the "separation" paragraph from Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists, the court concluded that, "coming as this does from an acknowledged leader of the advocates of the measure, it may be accepted almost as an authoritative declaration of the scope and effect of the amendment thus secured."

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Freedom of religion and the separation of church and state work together to promote the greatest amount of freedom possible in a nation that has hundreds if not thousands of different denominations and belief systems. The easiest and fastest way to put in place a fascist theocracy is to get rid of the separation between church and state, as Trump and his cabinet are doing now. 


Again, even if the above quote is not accurate, it represents a basic truth, which applies universally.

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Separation of Church And State And Freedom Of Religion; Why Does The US Constitution Mandate Keeping Them Separate? What Is The History Of State Religions? What Is The History Of Kings, Despots And Religions? Mandating Religion Equals Tyranny, Theocracy
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