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O'Connor's law: church-state separation has served us well.(Sandra Day O'Connor )

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| December 01, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Americans United for Separation of Church and State. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has always been plain spoken. A few weeks ago, she offered some blunt words about the relationship between religion and government.

"I do think we're lucky in this country," she said. "We have generally kept religion a matter of individual conscience and not a matter for the prosecutor or bureaucrat."

Speaking to an audience of 400 in Williamsburg, Va., the former justice assailed the idea that government should have greater authority to promote Christianity. In countries where the majority faith has government support, she noted, minorities are often persecuted. She pointed to a recent incident in Afghanistan…

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