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Talk:Separation of church and state (view source)
Revision as of 14:11, October 22, 2008
, 14:11, October 22, 2008→Internationally: new section
My apologies for this long commentary. But I believe this is an important item that needs to be threshed out as to its significance.
My apologies for this long commentary. But I believe this is an important item that needs to be threshed out as to its significance.
== Internationally ==
This article seems to be completely American-centric. The idea of the separation of church and state is a theme that runs through many former British colonies. In my country (Australia) the motivation behind such a move is because of the wars that were fought in the name of state religion in England in the 16/17 hundreds.
The idea of separating church and state is to allow freedom of religion. If the state, which governs people of many religions, is overtly influenced by a particular religion, then members of other faiths, or indeed those who do not identify with any faith, will feel that their lives are being governed by principles that they do not share. [[User:Zoltaen|Zoltaen]] 10:11, 22 October 2008 (EDT)