hildren. Local officials cannot require certain religious beliefs on the part of government employees. Government leaders cannot make members of other religions feel like they are unwanted or are second-class citizens by using their position to promote particular religious beliefs. The separation of church and state ensures that the government remains the government of all citizens, not the government of one denomination or one religious tradition. It protects all people from the religious cruelty of any one religious group or tradition, and it protects all people from government intent or tyrannizing some or any religious groups.
             Because of the separation of church and state, the government is not allowed to tax you for the purpose of supporting someone else's religion. If you are Jewish, you can't
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