What Went Wrong: An Examination Of Separation Of Church And State
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By the middle of the 20th Century, the United States had emerged as a world
power. It accomplished this through its leadership in defeating Germany and
Japan in World War II. These two countries' main objective was to enslave the
world and destroy political, religious, and economic freedom. In ....
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.... p.13) This exact case began the reversal
of Supreme Court trends and opinions that had lasted for one hundred and fifty
years. Now, for almost fifty years, the Supreme Court , and the United States
population in general, has used the phrase “separation of church and state” when
referring to the religion clause of the 1st Amendment.
The 1st amendment's actual wording is “Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” (Bar ....
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