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Separation of Church and State


 * The concept of separation of church and state refers to the distance in the relationship between organized religion and the national government.
 * In America we live by this, but then why do we live my the words **"one nation, under God."**
 * The [|First Amendment to the Constitution] states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
 * The concept of separating church and state is often credited to the writings of English philosopher John Locke. According to his principle of the social contract theroy.
 * Like John F. Kennedy once said, [|"I believe in an America"]
 * If you don't believe in separtaion of church and state, you're not American.

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