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Though the US is the oldest & most thoroughgoing secular state, org'd religion plays a greater part there than anywhere else. Secular state & religious society are, in fact, complementary to each other. In America, the origins of secularism are religious - the belief in the uniqueness of the religious life - whereas in Europe the origins are pol'al - the attempt to ensure pol'al stability in an irreligious society. If religion is recognized as constituting belief in an after-life, then totalitarian creeds which believe that satisfaction can be attained in this world are not protected under the First Amendment. The line between the spheres of gov'al & religious action is, however, not clear, as was shown in the McCollum case where it was deemed unconstitutional for a Sch district to grant 'released time' for religious instruction. IPSA. Adapted from the source document.