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TlalocW

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5. This has long been a pipe dream of the religious right

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2015, 02:26 PM

May 2015

I've seen many a right-wing religious nut say that while they don't believe in separation of church and state at a federal level, it's pretty much accepted by everyone, but there's definitely nothing about states promoting a specific religion, and that's where they should focus.

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