<P> American jurisprudence reintroduced separation of church and state relying on the First Amendment and the metaphor of Thomas Jefferson on the wall of separation...between church and state, but the Philippine experience has shown that this theoretical wall of separation has been crossed several times by secular authorities . Schumacher states that in 1906, the Philippine Supreme Court intervened in the issue of parish ownership by returning assets seized by the Philippine Independent Church, while certain charitable organizations managed or influenced by the Roman Catholic Church were either returned or sequestered . </P> <P> The provision of the 1935 charter on religion mimicked the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, but the sentences </P> <Dl> <Dd> The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall be forever allowed . No religious test shall be required for the exercise of civil or political rights were appended and this section became the basis for the non-establishment of religion and freedom of religion in the Philippines . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall be forever allowed . No religious test shall be required for the exercise of civil or political rights were appended and this section became the basis for the non-establishment of religion and freedom of religion in the Philippines . </Dd>

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