Some believe the words "separation of church and state" are actually in the U.S. Constitution. I’ve looked. They are not. The actual words in the First Amendment read as follows: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…" Pretty straightforward.
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