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1905 French law on the separation of Church and State
On 9 December 1905, a law was passed in France separating the church and the state.[du 9 décembre 1905 concernant la séparation des Églises et de l'État|Law of December 9, 1905, concerning the separation of the Churches and the State] from wikisource (in French); updated official version from Légifrance (in French) This law was based on three principles: the neutrality of the state, the freedom of exercise of religion, and public powers related to the church.
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