Political Issues: Church State

Summary

Separation of church and state is a political and legal doctrine that government and religious institutions are to be kept separate and independent from each other. The term most often refers to the combination of two principles: secularity of government and freedom of religious exercise.
Reflecting a concept often credited in its original form to the English political philosopher John Locke, the phrase separation of church and state is generally traced to the letter written by Thomas Jefferson in 1802 to the Danbury Baptists, in which he referred to the First Amendment to the United States Constitution as creating a "wall of separation" between church and state. The phrase was quoted by the United States Supreme Court first in 1878, and then in a series of cases starting in 1947. This led to increased popular and political discussion of the concept.

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Important Church State Related Issues

Church State - Becket Fund For Religious Liberty Bipartisan and ecumenical public-interest law firm that protects the free expression of all religious traditions. www.becketfund.org Fight the Right Action Kit From the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.


Church State - The Separation of Church and State is a political doctrine which states that the institutions of the state or national government should be kept separate from those of religious institutions. The concept has been a topic of political debate throughout history. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state Separation of Church and State ADL filed an amicus brief in two Ten Commandments cases simultaneously before the Court -- Van Orden v. Perry and McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky.
Church State - Liberty Counsel A nonprofit civil liberties education and legal defense organization established to preserve religious freedom.

External Links to Church State

Church State - Fight the Right Action Kit From the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.


Church State - The Separation of Church and State is a political doctrine which states that the institutions of the state or national government should be kept separate from those of religious institutions. The concept has been a topic of political debate throughout history. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state Separation of Church and State ADL filed an amicus brief in two Ten Commandments cases simultaneously before the Court -- Van Orden v. Perry and McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky.


Church State - Liberty Counsel A nonprofit civil liberties education and legal defense organization established to preserve religious freedom. www.lc.org Out Against the Right Handbook Hands on guide for fighting the Christian Right by the Lesbian Avengers Civil Rights Organizing Project. This page is brought to you by the Lesbian Avengers' Civil Rights Organizing Project.

References

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