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Church +/- State (Part 2)
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Church +/- State (Part 2)

My hometown in central Pennsylvania has long had a naked public square. Today the most note­worthy buildings on the square are the Colonial Bar and Grill, a Seven­ Eleven, and a barbershop. Religion is nowhere to be seen. I am not, I must confess, embarrassed about this, except aesthetically. It reflects a tradition going back...