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It is true that traditional christianity is losing some of its appeal among americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. it is worth remembering that the jeffersonian 'wall of separation' between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church.
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It Is True That Traditional Christianity Is

Jon Meacham
It is true that traditional christianity is losing some of its appeal among americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. it is worth remembering that the jeffersonian 'wall of separation' between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church.
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