SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE:
A COMPARISON OF 2004 TEXAS POLITICAL PARTY PLATFORMS
Some Texas political parties have no clear position on the separation of church and state. We have identified the sentence that seems to state most clearly each party’s position. We welcome your comments.
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Democratic Party
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Green Party
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Libertarian Party |
Republican Party |
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The Texas Democratic Party believes religious freedoms are guaranteed by the state and federal Constitutions and calls upon government to scrupulously honor every Texan’s right to religious freedom while respecting the separation of church and state. |
The Green Party 2004 platform is not available at this time. |
We oppose the imposition of any religious views on existing government schools as a violation of the freedom of individual conscience. |
Our Party pledges to exert its influence to restore the original intent of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and dispel the myth of the separation of Church and State. |