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  • 11FILIOQUE CLAUSE —    the doctrinal formula found in Western CHRISTIAN CREEDS meaning and the Son which affirms the double procession of the HOLY SPIRIT from the Father and the Son …

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  • 12Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation ArgueDate=February 28 ArgueYear=2007 DecideDate=June 25 DecideYear=2007 FullName=Hein, Jay, et al. (Dir., White House Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives) v. Freedom from… …

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  • 13History of religion in the United States — The religious history of the United States begins more than a century before the former British colonies became the United States of America in 1776.Some of the original settlers were men and women of deep religious convictions. The religious… …

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  • 14Free Exercise Clause — United States of America This article is part of the series: United States Constitution Original text of the Constitution Preamble Articles of the Constitution I · …

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  • 15Establishment Clause of the First Amendment — The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment refers to the first of several pronouncements in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, stating that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion .... Together… …

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  • 16Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment — The Free Exercise Clause is the accompanying clause with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Free Exercise Clause reads:In 1879, the Supreme Court was first called to interpret the extent of the… …

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  • 17Freedom of religion in the United States — In the United States, freedom of religion is a constitutionally guaranteed right provided in the religion clauses of the First Amendment. Freedom of religion is also closely associated with separation of church and state, a concept which was… …

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  • 18Establishment Clause — n often cap E&C: a clause in the U.S. Constitution forbidding Congress from establishing a state religion see also amendment i to the constitution in the back matter compare free exercise clause Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …

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  • 19No Religious Test Clause — United States of America This article is part of the series: United States Constitution Original text of the Constitution Preamble Articles of the Constitution I · …

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  • 20free exercise clause — free ex·er·cise clause n often cap F&E&C: the clause in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibiting Congress from making any law prohibiting the free exercise of religion see also freedom of religion compare establishment clause… …

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