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"As one of the people quoted in the story, I want to make three points. First, the position of both Americans United and the Tulsa Atheists says nothing about your right to practice your religion. Americans United is officially non-sectarian and non-partisan. Its national headquarters are in Washington, D.C.. It has both religious and non-religious members, as well as members from various political parties. Many members of the clergy have been involved in the work of Americans United. Its current executive director, Barry W. Lynn, is an ordained minister in the United Chuch of Christ as well as an attorney long active on behalf of civil liberties.
What we are interested in is keeping government and Church (religion) separate.
As James Madison said (in a letter to Edward Livingston, July 10, 1822): " I have no doubt that every new example will succeed, as every past one has done, in shewing that religion & Govt will both exist in greater purity, the less they are mixed together.""
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