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We at ProCon.org allow people to reprint material from our site (or link to our site) because it helps to advance our educational mission. Below please find our "Terms of Use Policy" for all reprinted and used ProCon.org content.

We define our content as including but not limited to issues, sub-issues, questions, editorial comments, credibility scales, summaries, methodologies, images/maps, charts, programming code, domain names, compilation of quotes, color schemes, glossaries, all other non-quoted text, the presentation and layout of all of the aforementioned, and the look and feel of our sites.

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Terms of Use Policy: ProCon.org allows its content to be reprinted only if:

  1. All content quoted from the ProCon.org sites is quoted verbatim, and

  2. Online credit should appear as "Reprinted with permission of ProCon.org" (We also appreciate hyperlinks to www.ProCon.org.), and

  3. Offline and printed credits follow either MLA, Chicago, or APA style manual bibliographic protocols (see the following samples), and

    1. MLA:
      ProCon.org. "Statements by Key Founding Fathers on Religion in Government." UnderGodProCon.org. 22 Feb. 2006 <http://www.undergodprocon.org/pop/FoundersQuotes.htm>.

    2. Chicago:
      ProCon.org, "Statements by Key Founding Fathers on Religion in Government," UnderGodProCon.org, <http://www.undergodprocon.org/pop/FoundersQuotes.htm> (22 February 2006).

    3. APA:
      ProCon.org. Statements by Key Founding Fathers on Religion in Government. UnderGodProCon.org. Retrieved February 22, 2006, from http://www.undergodprocon.org/pop/FoundersQuotes.htm

  4. Use of the reprinted content complies with the doctrine of "fair use" (to read more about this doctrine, visit: www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html), and

  5. For reprinting requests that do not meet all of conditions numbered one through four, please email the Managing Editor prior to publication for permission, which may or may not be granted.

    Third parties cannot use ProCon.org content, employee statements, or anything else considered proprietary to ProCon.org in advertising, marketing, or other promotional efforts without prior written permission from ProCon.org management. Requests for such use should be directed to the Managing Editor.

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    1. The specific text or item wanted for reprinting

    2. Intended use of the reprinted material

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    Please note that we may also ask for additional relevant information.

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