- Faith
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- Nov 07, 2020
Church And State Quotes
A long-running question about religion and government.
These quotes debate the proper line between Church and state - keeping each free within its own sphere, funded by its own resources rather than blended together.
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- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate.
- Forever
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- Nov 07, 2020
Declare Church and State forever separate and distinct, but each free within their proper spheres, and that all church property shall bear its own proportion of taxation.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have this idea in our minds that there's this separation of church and state in America, which I think is a good thing. And we extend that to our politics - not just church and state, but it's also there's a separation of religion and politics. But of course there isn't.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
But separation of church and state was never meant to separate God and government.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute. The idea that the church can have no influence or no involvement in the operation of the state is absolutely antithetical to the objectives and vision of our country.
- Accept
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- Nov 07, 2020
Each of us has the choice to attend the church we want to, or none at all. Separation of church and state allows for religions to have their own set of rules as to whom they will accept and who they won't, and the practices they support and the ones they don't. They will continue to be able to do so.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
The separation of church and state is a source of strength, but the conscience of our nation does not call for separation between men of state and faith in the Supreme Being.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
There the union of Church and State tends strongly to paralyze some of the members of the body of Christ. Here there is no such influence to destroy spiritual life and power.
- Ceaseless
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- Nov 07, 2020
The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is not classified as a pagan religion. The so-called New Age activities and this are not called religions and therefore don't come under the prohibition of mingling church and state that we have in this country.
- Commitment
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- Nov 07, 2020