<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31300446</termId><termName>church and state</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ A term referring to the legal separation of any religious and political orders in a nation or state. Usually applied in the context of the United States government as stated in the first amendment of the United States Constitution:  "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."France has a similar statute regarding the separation of church and state, enacted 9 December 1905. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:20:41</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31297995</termId><termName>political concepts</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>