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MN and JN: 4.7.06 Under God…
“Under God”¯Mystic Chords The phrase “this nation, under God” has rung in the American ear and haunted the American imagination for now 230 years, ever since July 2, 1776....
MN and AM 3.6.06
The first amendment prohibited the federal government from making any laws “respecting” the establishment of religion (either for it or against it). Its intent was not to derogate from...