separation of church and state
noun phrase
: the act or state of keeping government and religion separate from each other
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This may shock those who assume the Bible is forbidden inside the public-school classroom, a misconception likely due to widespread misunderstanding about the separation of church and state.
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Gregory J Rummo, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2024
The law has fueled heated debates over separation of church and state.
—Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow, Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 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, 27 June 2024
In 1948, the Supreme Court, in McCollum v. Board of Education, struck down voluntary religious education classes in Champaign, Illinois, public schools, saying the program violated the separation of church and state.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
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Gregory J Rummo, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2024
The law has fueled heated debates over separation of church and state.
—Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow, Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 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, 27 June 2024
In 1948, the Supreme Court, in McCollum v. Board of Education, struck down voluntary religious education classes in Champaign, Illinois, public schools, saying the program violated the separation of church and state.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
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