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Religion in the Early Republic

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Currently, the Supreme Court imposes a three-pronged test to determine when public policy constitutes "establishment" of religion. A policy is constitutional if:

It has a secular purpose;
Its primary effect neither advances nor inhibits religion; and
It does not foster excessive entanglement with religion.

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