---
title: 'Civil Government and Religion'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Lyman Hotchkiss Atwater, D.D., LL.D.'
date: 1876-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church and State'
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
scriptures:
- 'Exodus 20'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/atwater-1876-civil-government-and-religion
---

# Civil Government and Religion

Essay examines the proper relation of church and state in the U.S., addressing separation, religious liberty, taxation of church property, Sabbath observance, and moral legislation.

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