separation of church and state
noun phrase
: the act or state of keeping government and religion separate from each other
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The Texas American Federation of Teachers -- a union representing more than 60,000 school employees -- said the curriculum violates the separation of church and state and is not inclusive of all students.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Where else have Ten Commandments displays been disputed? Ohio, 2019: A middle school in New Philadelphia removed a 1920s-era plaque that contained the Ten Commandments after objections from the Freedom From Religion Foundation on grounds of separation of church and state in 2019.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
Mousavi, meanwhile, has promised tolerance of religious dissenters, the release of all political prisoners, and greater separation of church and state.
—Michael Ledeen, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2012
In some ways, this question about the separation of church and state is more important than the debate over divorce’s impact on society, Mr. Cornelio argues.
—Mark Saludes, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2024
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Where else have Ten Commandments displays been disputed? Ohio, 2019: A middle school in New Philadelphia removed a 1920s-era plaque that contained the Ten Commandments after objections from the Freedom From Religion Foundation on grounds of separation of church and state in 2019.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
Mousavi, meanwhile, has promised tolerance of religious dissenters, the release of all political prisoners, and greater separation of church and state.
—Michael Ledeen, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2012
In some ways, this question about the separation of church and state is more important than the debate over divorce’s impact on society, Mr. Cornelio argues.
—Mark Saludes, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Separation of church and state.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separation%20of%20church%20and%20state. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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