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“Separate the church and the state” reads a sign favoring political secularism Fresco by Sandro Botticelli showing Saint Augustine seated at a desk, holding a pen and book, with shelves of books and scientific instruments behind him. Martin Luther Portrait painting by Henriette Rath of John Calvin in profile, wearing a black cap and robe with a fur collar, gesturing with his right hand. John Locke Thomas Jefferson A person ascends the steps of the west facade of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., with its tall columns and a round fountain in the foreground. Satirical 1905 cartoon cover from Le Rire showing a priest, a government official, and Marianne representing France, seated back-to-back under a sun labeled Separation of Church and State. Young woman wearing a pink hijab smiles thoughtfully while writing in a notebook at a table in a cafe. Kemal Atatürk
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“Separate the church and the state” reads a sign favoring political secularism
A demonstrator holding a sign calling for the separation of church and state during...
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St. Augustine
Fresco of St. Augustine by Sandro Botticelli, 1480; in the Church of Ognissanti,...
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Martin Luther
Lithograph of Martin Luther reading in church.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
John Calvin
Portrait of John Calvin by Henriette Rath; in the collection of the Bibliothèque...
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John Locke
The philosopher John Locke, oil on canvas by Herman Verelst, 1689; in the National...
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Thomas Jefferson
Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, oil on canvas by Charles Willson Peale, 1790s.
U.S. Diplomacy Center
U.S. Supreme Court building
The west facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.
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The separation of church and state as depicted in a French cartoon
A cartoon on the cover of the May 1905 Le Rire, a French satirical magazine,...
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Young woman wearing a hijab
In France wearing a hijab in a café is legally allowed, but doing so in a public...
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Kemal Atatürk
Secularist founder of the Republic of Turkey Kemal Atatürk wearing a European-style...
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at a political rally
Turkish Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaking at a rally in Istanbul, September 20,...
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Indian Emperor Akbar with Jesuit priests
The Muslim Mughal emperor Akbar in conversation with Jesuit missionaries (in black,...
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An official of the East India Company in procession
Surrounded by Indians, a colonial official of the British East India Company moving...
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Constituent Assembly debates
Lord Mountbatten speaking before the Constituent Assembly, New Delhi, August 19,...
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi championed nonviolent methods of anti-colonial resistance.
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Jawaharlal Nehru, c. 1930s
As India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru was in office for more than 16...
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Hindutva activist rally
A rally of Hindutva activists during the golden jubilee celebration of the Vishwa...
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Celebrating Chinese communism
Performers walking and waving flags of the Communist Party of China during the parade...
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China: Cultural Revolution
Chinese Cultural Revolution poster showing Chairman Mao Zedong above an adoring crowd...
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Tibetan Buddhism in China
Incense being burned in front of Yonghe Temple (Lama Temple), in Beijing.
© Hilit V. Kravitz
Uyghur family praying
A Uyghur family praying at the grave of a loved one on the morning of the Corban...
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Have you hugged an atheist today?
Minnesota Atheists marching in the Twin Cities Pride Parade, June 26, 2011, Minneapolis,...
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Charles Taylor
The Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor attending a conference at Ukrainian Catholic...
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