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Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory The case for the separation of church and state

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Mend The Wall

For many years now Evangelicals in America have been positioning themselves inside of Washington D.C., and have twisted the definition of the First Amendment to our Constitution to mean something that it never has. The First Amendment in our Bill of Rights states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" Evangelicals take this to mean they have the right to erect religious icons in our government buildings and public spaces, and completely miss the mark when they claim our nation is a "Christian nation". T...

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