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Robert C. Byrd: “But though I believe in the separation of church and state, I do not believe in the exclusion of God from our national…”

On the recordOctober 10, 1986
But though I believe in the separation of church and state, I do not believe in the exclusion of God from our national life, or the divorce of religious and eternal principle from the legislative process.
Said by
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Oct 10, 1986

Editor's note · Context

Paying tribute to the Senate Chaplain and discussing religion in public life.

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