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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
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  6. Date:         Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:17:36 -0600
  7. Sender:       International Intercultural Newsletter <XCULT-L@PSUVM.BITNET>
  8. From:         Thomas Thole <TTHOLE@TINY.COMPUTING.CSBSJU.EDU>
  9. Subject:      Re: Inauguration prayer
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  12. The matter of the separation of church and state takes many forms.
  13. Obviously, on what might be called the symbolic level, there seems not
  14. to be a separation of religion and the state.  Thus we have prayers
  15. at inaugurations, "In God we Trust" on our money, etc.
  16.  
  17. However, being somewhat on the inside of a religious non-profit
  18. organization, I can assure you that the Internal Revenue Service,
  19. Immigration and Naturalization Service, and other governmental
  20. agencies clearly draws a legal line, and a religious institution
  21. had better stay on its own side.
  22.  
  23. Tom
  24.