Letter: Maintain separation of Church and State

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Letter: Maintain separation of Church and State

Dear Editor, I am a firm believer in the “separation of Church and State.” That is “shorthand” for the establishment clause in the First Amendment of the US Constitution that states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” I believe the clause was included because new Americans wanted religious freedom – not state- sanctioned r...