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Final-Fan on 16 January 2008
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Eomund said:
The actual intent of the phrase "Separation of Church and State" was to make sure that the government did not make a preference towards any one religion. This is not to say that we can't apply the moral judgments of Religion to our laws, it is simply to remove Governmental power from establishing a state church, just as they have in England.
"Separation of church and state" prohibits the state from endorsing or favoring any religion or its followers over any other, or punishing any religion or its followers.  (Note:  that does not prohibit the state from stopping actions dangerous to the people or the state if they are done by a religion, or from doing things to benefit the people or the state even if they run contrary to the teachings of a religion, if reasonable accomodations are made.)

@ epsilon72:  Check Eomund's signature. 

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