How to Use separation of church and state in a Sentence

separation of church and state

noun phrase
  • But Click said the separation of church and state has been weaponized against the church.
    — Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
  • This is a country that was founded on a separation of church and state.
    — Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The separation of church and state isn’t doing too great in Texas right now.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Such actions run counter to the separation of church and state, critics say.
    — Jeffrey S. Solochek, Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2024
  • The moves are drawing concern about the separation of church and state.
    — Talia Richman, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Some clergy and politicians aren’t fond of separation of church and state.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
  • The new law has fueled heated debates over the separation of church and state.
    — Ana Ceballos and, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
  • And a healthy separation of church and state was key to ensuring those freedoms.
    — Steven K. Green, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
  • The separation of church and state is a pillar of our democracy.
    — Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, 24 May 2025
  • Others have raised concerns about the issue of separation of church and state.
    — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The law has fueled heated debates over separation of church and state.
    — Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow, Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2024
  • The separation of church and state is not equivalent to the suppression of the church by the state.
    — Dan Miller, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • This should alarm anyone with a vested interest in the separation of church and state.
    — Trans Formations Project, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
  • These debates raise issues about religion in schools and the separation of church and state.
    — Amy Lawton, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
  • What about separation of church and state during the holidays?
    — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Our generation has been convinced that there's a separation of church and state, right?
    — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Baptists who argue for strict separation of church and state have done so for several reasons.
    — Christopher Schelin, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
  • But, in a country that involves separation of church and state, your belief should not be forced on everyone else.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 4 Nov. 2024
  • From his perspective, separation of church and state means the state should not interfere in the church — not the other way around.
    — Maura Fox, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The separation of church and state is a concept older than the United States.
    — Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
  • There is a separation of church and state — except ‘Live’ is a little bit different.
    — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023
  • With this clear separation of church and state, Gelsinger hopes everyone will now flock to Intel.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
  • So, too, is the separation of church and state, and that is where the problem with the current Court’s approach arises.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
  • Hence the separation of church and state, a three-branch government and a president with a limited term.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The Roberts Court’s slash-and-burn approach to the separation of church and state is unlikely to end any time soon.
    — Ian Millhiser, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Stahl Hamilton at the time described her actions as a protest regarding the separation of church and state.
    — Ray Stern, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
  • While some programs were struck down for violating the separation of church and state, others were upheld.
    — Suzanne Eckes, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The core idea was that government and religion exist in two distinct spheres — the basis for separation of church and state.
    — Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Other bills this session have also raised concerns from advocates and researchers about the separation of church and state.
    — Talia Richman, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • That is a violation of a basic principle of the founding of our country, and the separation of church and state.
    — Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025

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