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Quotation from Abington School District v. Schempp by Supreme Court of the United States
“It is, I think, a fallacious oversimplification to regard these two provisions as establishing a single constitutional standard of 'separation of church and state,' which can be mechanically applied in every case to delineate the required boundaries between government and religion.”
Abington School District v. Schempp, Dissent of Justice Stewart, Part I (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Stewart argues that the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses can pull in different directions.
Citation: "It is, I think, a fallacious oversimplification to regard these two provisions as establishing a single constitutional standard of 'separation of church and state,' which can be mechanically applied in every case to delineate the required boundaries between government and religion." — Supreme Court of the United States, Abington School District v. Schempp, Dissent of Justice Stewart, Part I (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id abington-school-district-v-schempp-q5)
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