separation of church and state
noun phrase
: the act or state of keeping government and religion separate from each other
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Their positions endanger democracy, threaten social and economic stability, and evince contempt for the rule of law, the peaceful transfer of power, personal privacy, immigrants, and separation of church and state.
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Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
And a conservative supermajority, which has already blurred the line between separation of church and state in a series of decisions favoring Christian interests, controls the US Supreme Court.
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
Universities and state education policies dominated in 2024 with a tumultuous year that saw massive protests over the Israel-Hamas war and lawsuits over the separation of church and state in public schools.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
From his perspective, separation of church and state means the state should not interfere in the church — not the other way around.
—Maura Fox, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
And a conservative supermajority, which has already blurred the line between separation of church and state in a series of decisions favoring Christian interests, controls the US Supreme Court.
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
Universities and state education policies dominated in 2024 with a tumultuous year that saw massive protests over the Israel-Hamas war and lawsuits over the separation of church and state in public schools.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
From his perspective, separation of church and state means the state should not interfere in the church — not the other way around.
—Maura Fox, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 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 2 Feb. 2025.
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