the Establishment Clause
/ði ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt klɔːz/
/ði ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt klɔːz/
- the article in the First Amendment to the American Constitution which created the separation of Church and State in the US by forbidding the government to establish a state religion. The US Supreme Court used it in 1962 for a decision that stopped prayers in schools, and this upset many US Christians. However, 'In God We Trust' is still the National Motto and is on US coins.
设立条款：《美国宪法》第一修正案中的条款，通过禁止政府建立国教来实现美国政教分离。1962年，美国最高法院将其用于一项决定，该决定停止了学校的祈祷，这使许多美国基督徒不安。但是，“我们信任上帝”仍然是美国的座右铭，并印在美国硬币上。