James MadisonThe purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for cent
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The purpose of the separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries. The idea is that a nation cannot have a single religion, nor a single government-run religion, nor a government-run church. This way, a person of any one religion can live peacefully with people who have other religions. Likewise, a person of any one political party can live peacefully with people who have other political parties.
A common belief is that if we all get along by being united under one government, we won’t have to fight each other. In reality, this is not what happens at all.
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