separation of church and state
noun phrase
: the act or state of keeping government and religion separate from each other
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Mousavi, meanwhile, has promised tolerance of religious dissenters, the release of all political prisoners, and greater separation of church and state.
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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
India’s homegrown secularism is, however, distinct from the American variant centered on the strict separation of church and state.
—Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2019
Americans still fight over the separation of church and state, but arguments about evolution have almost completely vanished from electoral politics and the broader zeitgeist.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
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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
India’s homegrown secularism is, however, distinct from the American variant centered on the strict separation of church and state.
—Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2019
Americans still fight over the separation of church and state, but arguments about evolution have almost completely vanished from electoral politics and the broader zeitgeist.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
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