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# Stephen V Monsma

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##  Quotes by Stephen V Monsma

> [The court's recent understanding of religion as a private matter for individuals has plainly become malnourished and impoverished.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-v-monsma/the-court-s-recent-understanding-of-religion-as-a-private-matter-for/)

Stephen V Monsma

[Christian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian/)

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> [Secularists argue that differences of religion were the chief cause of violence in our history - conveniently overlooking violent clashes of region,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-v-monsma/secularists-argue-that-differences-of-religion-were-the-chief-cause/)

Stephen V Monsma

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> [Most Americans instinctively recoil from the claim that there is an antireligious bias running through the underlying assumptions with which their society…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-v-monsma/most-americans-instinctively-recoil-from-the-claim-that-there-is-an/)

Stephen V Monsma

[Approach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/approach/)

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> [Religion is removed from the public realm, and the public realm is removed from the affairs of religion. However, this is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-v-monsma/religion-is-removed-from-the-public-realm-and-the-public-realm-is/)

Stephen V Monsma

[Affair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/affair/)

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