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An Oklahoma school has become the first to dismantle the wall between church and state (qz.com)

submitted 1 year ago by alyaza to c/news

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[–] StringTheory 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The start of the slippery slope…

[–] ptz@lemmy.ptznetwork.org 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm pretty sure the slip started back in 1954 when 'under god' was added to the pledge of allegiance. We've managed to keep it mostly limited to that until relatively recently, but their foot has been in the door for decades.