Isn't acknowledging the existence of God, as a state, a contradiction of the separation of Church and State?
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I'm not an expert in politics at all, but I have been wondering about this for a while. If Church and State are supposed to be separated, isn't it a bit of a contradiction to have "God" so strongly "embedded" in politics? I'm thinking of: In God we Trust; official motto, printed on money. [...] so help me God; president swearing-in. [...] God bless America; pretty much closing every official announcement. And so on. How is explicitly acknowledging to believe in God, as a state, not being something that intrinsically goes against the principle of separation?
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