Church and state: a lesson from the East

Cyril Hovorun
27 February 2025, The Tablet

J.D. Vance speaking at the International Religious Freedom Summit, Washington, D.C.

photo: Alamy/AP, Rod Lamkey Jr

Church and state

I had the impression that Vance and Trump were confusing two quite different, if not opposite, concepts: religious freedom and the privileged relationship between the state and religion. It’s a confusion that is widely held in the United States.

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