Separation of Church and State

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A phrase most famously used by supreme court justice black in the case of establishment clause of the first amendment, justice black said that the clause erected a “wall of separation between church and state.” he explained that this means, among other things, that the government cannot participate in the affairs of a religious group, set up a church, aid or prefer one religion over another, or aid or prefer religion over nonreligion.

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