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Church and State Distinct

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Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jun 23, 1881

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 7, No. 24.

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Church and State Distinct

THE New York Independent declares its utter lack of faith in the soundness of the demand to recognize God in our Constitution, enforce the teachings of Christianity in the public schools, and cause the "headship of Christ" to be recognized by the civil authorities. According to the Independent, the duties of State, and of the church, are quite distinct, and while each should recognize and respect the other, any effort to intermingle their several functions, can only result in injury to both.