A New Battle in Church vs State
A World War I memorial has raised concerns about the separation between church and state. Credit: Taigi/Alamy Stock Photo
This week’s story update on the Election Central Web site updates you on a new Supreme Court case focused on the continuing question of freedom of religion and the Constitutional separation of church and state.
You probably know that the First Amendment to the Constitution requires the separation of church and state. But what exactly does that mean? Legal experts and the courts have been debating this issue for decades. It sounds simple enough: government and religion don’t belong together, according to the Constitution.
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