In the United States, people often hear the phrase "separation of church and state." Many assume this means the government should rule without taking God into a

Today, the ongoing battle between religion and public education is once again a burning issue in the United States. Prayer in the classroom, the teaching of cre

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This is an account of the ideas about and public policies relating to the relationship between government and religion from the settlement of Virginia in 1607 t