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  Every time I hear an American politician end his speech with "And may God bless the USA", I cringe.
  
  Despite the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause in the First Amendment of their Constitution, Americans do not seem to understand the meaning of the "Separation of Church and State", despite the phrase being originated by Thomas Jefferson.
  
  If these radical Christian fundamentalists had their way, the government of the USA would be a carbon copy of Iran's regime, the only difference being the religion that was being cited to justify tyranny.
  
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