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The only real problem with separating church and state in democratic nations like the United States is that since churches receive tax exempt status just for being churches, the government cannot make any money off of them. Separating the two is a good thing because no religion should have control over a democracy, or should even have a place in a representative government.

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Did puritans advocate strict separation of church and state?

Some puritans did advocate for a degree of separation of church and state, believing that the church should have its own authority independent of the state. However, many puritans also believed in a close relationship between church and state, with the state supporting and enforcing the religious beliefs of the church.


One who believes in antidisestablishmentarianism is a person who professes that?

Atheism..... i think.


Did Thomas Hooker believe in religious freedom?

Yes, Thomas Hooker believed in religious freedom. He was a Puritan minister who advocated for the separation of church and state and the freedom to worship according to one's conscience. Hooker's beliefs greatly influenced the development of religious tolerance in the American colonies.


Secular in a sentence?

The government should remain secular to ensure separation of church and state.


If we have separation of church and state why does it matter what religion our president belongs to?

OpinionSome see separation of church and state as only nominal, and hope that a future president will enact laws and regulations, and appoint judges, so as to further the interests of one group over those of another, perhaps even regardless of constitutional restrictions and legal precedents. There has never been a genuine separation of church and state. The fallacy that there is a separation was done in a clandestine attempt to shield the political and religious leaders from social upheavals. The church has always created beliefs to keep their followers loyal to the state. The state in turn has always propagated the church. Most of the laws in the country are determined by the scriptural morality of the church.

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True or False Roger Williams may accurately be called the first American to believe in a strict separation of church and state.?

False. Jefferson wrote extensively about the separation of church and state. He was an ardent supporter of a secular democracy.


The US has an official church?

No. There is a separation of church and state in the United States. This is on purpose in the constitution. Our founders had lived under a state mandated religion and made sure that we had a secular democracy and the freedom of religion.


Are you in favor in the separation of chruch and state?

No I am not in favor of separation of church and state


What did not contribute to the creation of the US?

the seperation of church and state --- nova-net beotch :)


Was there a separation of church and state in England in the 1700's?

No there was a state church.


To what extent was separation of church and state accomplished during the Jeffersonian Democracy?

The government at this time was actually supporting the church financially is some cases. They were very seperated, but not as much as in years to come.


Did Andrew Jackson believe in separation of church and state?

Yes. He felt that the Constitution required a strict separation of church and state.


What are five examples of ways in which the government encourages religion in the US?

The goverment doesn't encourage religious practice because we have a separation of church and state and a secular democracy.


What man determined to build a colony that practiced separation of church and state?

man who determined to build a colony that practiced separation of church and state


Where in article 6 does it mention the separation of church and state?

the words separation of church and state never appear in the constitution......


Did puritans advocate strict separation of church and state?

Some puritans did advocate for a degree of separation of church and state, believing that the church should have its own authority independent of the state. However, many puritans also believed in a close relationship between church and state, with the state supporting and enforcing the religious beliefs of the church.


Can the president make his particular church the official church of the U.S.?

No, separation of church and state.