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To: Joe Btfsplk who wrote (54103)10/3/2013 7:48:54 PM
From: koan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 85487
 
You have it backwards. The point was to keep religion out of the state.

<<The constitution also made a point of separating religion and government



To: Joe Btfsplk who wrote (54103)10/3/2013 7:51:09 PM
From: koan  Respond to of 85487
 
Wrong copy and paste:

It was to keep religion out of the state. If you did allow religion which one would you allow?

Islam, Hinduism?

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The point was to keep the state out of religion, unlike England, not to keep religion from influencing government.