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• [The Drafters of the Constitution] were intent on avoiding more than 100 years of religious intolerance and persecution in American colonial history…
• By operating independently of government aid, the churches . . . avoid the resentment of those who do not want to be…
• Separation prevents the government from determining church policy, whether directly or indirectly.
• Churches are healthier and stronger if they assume responsibility both for financing their own programs and for stimulating their members to accept…
• Since separation precludes financial support or special privilege from government, the churches are free to engage in prophetic criticism of the government…
• Government sponsorship of religious activity, including prayer services, sacred symbols, religious festivals, and the like, tends to secularize the religious activity rather…

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