| They are an important reaffirmation of the nation's commitment to separation of church and state. |
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| He firmly believed in national education and ardently supported the separation of church and state. |
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| After savage wars the European conflict was resolved by a separation of church and state. |
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| His arguments lead logically to the principle and practice of separation of church and state. |
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| This was opposed by member states that believe in a rigid separation of church and state. |
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| This is a revolutionary shift for a country that was founded on the separation of church and state. |
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| The greatest threat to the separation of church and state can be summed up in one name. |
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| Many evangelical Protestants also want to erode the separation of church and state. |
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| This clause is the constitutional foundation for the separation of church and state. |
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| They believe in separation of church and state, that religious indoctrination has no place in state schools. |
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| If Baptists wavered in their support of conscientious objectors, they were unequivocal about the separation of church and state. |
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| I really appreciated your well-researched and referenced article on Ashcroft and the separation of church and state. |
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| For liberal secularists committed to the separation of church and state, this was a big victory. |
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| Western nations are supposed to be secularly run societies, living by a separation of church and state. |
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| At the same time, Bush's remarks were bashed by scientists and advocates for the separation of church and state. |
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| It was found that the plaques violated the U.S. Constitution's precepts on separation of church and state. |
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| Tomorrow, the Supreme Court decides if school vouchers violate the constitutional separation of church and state. |
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| Freedom of religion and separation of church and state are not the same things. |
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| She holds that the separation of church and state is also unconstitutional and has equated Social Security with cannibalism. |
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| The separation of church and state at an institutional level remains a core value in this country. |
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| But maintaining the separation of church and state is a necessary precondition of liberty. |
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| Unlike some, I see what the French are doing in a favourable light, as a separation of church and state. |
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| It will be seen as the strongest case yet made for a complete separation of church and state. |
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| The separation of church and state of course means that the state will not establish a specific church as the state religion. |
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| Despite the demurrals of wistful theocrats, separation of church and state is an even better idea today than it was in 1791, when the First Amendment was duly ratified. |
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| The separation of church and state is a foundational pillar of American democracy. |
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| The Separation of Church and State Act: There will be no separation of church and state. |
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| The government supported the fatwa, while expressing concern over the separation of church and state. |
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| But theists do not violate the functional separation of church and state merely by explaining their own political stance in terms of their conscientious beliefs. |
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| The same people today are saying that there has to be a separation of church and state and that the religious people have to shut up. |
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| He also wants to abolish the separation of church and state and turn government into an ultraconservative theocracy where only members of his religion are allowed to rule. |
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| However, as I think we have already heard today, the separation of church and state and religious freedom can be a two-edged sword. |
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| Despite the separation of church and state in America, religion and politics in this country have long influenced one another in ways direct and indirect. |
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| She is considered one of the founders of that colony, the first to establish complete separation of church and state and freedom of religion in what would become the United States. |
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| The federal government sponsored little research on the topic, and suggestions that it be put on the agenda were often silenced with reference to Canada's policy of separation of church and state. |
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| It considers, however, in the light of the principle of the separation of church and state, that inter-religious and interdenominational dialogue is not a matter for states or for the Council of Europe. |
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| My understanding of separation of church and state is that we live in a country in which our government protects freedom of religion and one's right to speak. |
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| The constitution provides for the separation of church and state, but crucifixes hang in the upper and lower houses of parliament and in many government offices. |
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| The radicals restricted their biblicism to the New Testament and espoused three tenets that have come to be axiomatic in the United States: the separation of church and state, the voluntary church, and religious liberty. |
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| Though an advocate of ultramontanism in the religious sphere, Lamennais in his political beliefs was a liberal who advocated the separation of church and state and the freedoms of conscience, education, and the press. |
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| He outdid himself over the weekend, for example, by casting Camelot as ipecac — and saying that when he long ago encountered John F. Kennedy's words on the rightful separation of church and state, he felt like throwing up. |
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| Roger Williams was an early proponent of religious freedom and the separation of church and state. |
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| The persecuted Anabaptists and Huguenots demanded freedom of conscience, and they practised separation of church and state. |
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| A firm Lutheran, he nevertheless strongly advocated the separation of church and state, famously denouncing the witch trials then prevalent. |
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| Equality between men and women, primacy of the French language, and separation of church and state constitute the fundamental values. |
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| People in public life should not shy away from talking about the separation of church and state. |
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| The development of Gallicanism on the Continent also reinforced the idea of separation of church and state. |
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| The separation of church and state really existed. |
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| It is fair to call for the separation of church and state, but it goes on to prescribe requirements for the internal organisation of religious traditions. |
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| Having successfully accomplished the separation of church and state, I believe we ought now to devote our energies to separating political power and the media. |
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| While noting that religion is an important feature of European society, where it has become a central issue of debate, the Assembly reaffirms the principle of separation of church and state as one of Europe's shared values. |
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| But it also shows itself in the freedom people have to set up schools on the basis of a specific conviction, in freedom of speech and freedom of the press, in tolerance, and in the separation of church and state. |
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| Historically, Baptists have played a key role in encouraging religious freedom and separation of church and state. |
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| So much for separation of church and state. |
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| But she did not agree that a formal separation of church and state, with the disestablishment of the Church of England, would strengthen religious belief in the country. |
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| The separation of church and state is such a gray area,'' Murph said. |
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| Voltaire's critical views on religion are reflected in his belief in separation of church and state and religious freedom, ideas that he had formed after his stay in England. |
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| Due in part to the belief in the separation of church and state, secularists tend to prefer that politicians make decisions for secular rather than religious reasons. |
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| This state of affairs led some Chartists to question the very idea of a state sponsored church, leading them to call for an absolute separation of church and state. |
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| The longest word in the English language, antidisestablishmentarianism describes a movement in England in the 1800s opposed to the separation of church and state. |
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