separation of church and state
noun phrase
: the act or state of keeping government and religion separate from each other
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Several Texas state Democrats spoke out against the bill and its implications on the separation of church and state in the state Senate and House chambers.
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Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 2025
Critics argue the measure violates the constitutional separation of church and state and restricts the free exercise of religion.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
The Ten Commandments bill was temporarily halted by a judge in some school districts who ruled that the law violated the First Amendment’s separation of church and state.
—Zulekha Nathoo, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
The separation of church and state, which is created by the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, is supported by decades of court precedent that requires that governmental action have secular purpose and not favor one religion over another.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
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Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 2025
Critics argue the measure violates the constitutional separation of church and state and restricts the free exercise of religion.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
The Ten Commandments bill was temporarily halted by a judge in some school districts who ruled that the law violated the First Amendment’s separation of church and state.
—Zulekha Nathoo, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
The separation of church and state, which is created by the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, is supported by decades of court precedent that requires that governmental action have secular purpose and not favor one religion over another.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
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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 17 Sep. 2025.
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