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- Establishment Clause | Separation of Church and State - The Free Speech . . .
Establishment clause of First Amendment often interpreted to require separation of church and state For approximately the first 150 years of the country’s existence, there was little debate over the meaning of this clause in the Constitution
- Wall of Separation | The First Amendment Encyclopedia
Black’s Everson opinion linked Virginia history, the establishment clause, and Jefferson’s later use of the phrase a wall of separation between church and state
- Epperson v. Arkansas (1968) | The First Amendment Encyclopedia
Epperson v Arkansas (1968) struck down a state law that criminalized the teaching of evolution in public schools, finding that the law violated the First Amendment
- Establishment Clause Archives - The Free Speech Center
Though not explicitly stated in the First Amendment, the clause is often interpreted to mean that the Constitution requires the separation of church and state Roger Williams , founder of Rhode Island, was the first public official to use this metaphor
- John Leland | The First Amendment Encyclopedia
Leland bluntly shared his beliefs on separation of church and state In a July 4, 1802, sermon, Leland bluntly expounded his beliefs about separation of religion and government: “Never promote men who seek after a state-established religion; it is spiritual tyranny — the worst of despotism
- New book traces ‘grand collaboration’ between Jefferson and Madison to . . .
Steven K Green's new book traces the 'grand collaboration' and actions of two of America's founding fathers — Thomas Jefferson and James Madison — in ensuring the separation of church and state in early America
- State Constitutional Provisions on Religion | The First Amendment . . .
Religious liberty advocates have observed that state constitutions may provide more separation of church and state than is protected in the First Amendment
- New book on early Baptists chronicles political coordination for . . .
A new book by Jacob E Hicks on New England Baptists in early America sheds light on the movement for religious liberty and separation of church and state
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