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In much of the world it seems that religion diversity constantly fosters national civil strife. But America, one of the most religiously diverse nations in the world, is relatively free of religious discord. What accounts for this unusual absence of conflict? To what extent does it sem from the separation between government and religion?
Do we pay a price, through a weakening of religious influence in our national life, for maintaining that separation? Some argue that we do and that the nation ought, therefore, to support and encourage religion. Does this Constitution prevent this?
Robert A. Goldwin is a resident scholar of constitutional studies at AEI.
Table of Contents
The Editor and Authors Preface
The Religious Issue and the Origin of Modern Constitutionalism Religion, the Constitution, the Court, and Society Hand's Writing on the Wall of Separation The Establishment Clause The True Meaning of the Establishment Clause Free Enterprise in Religion, or How the Constitution Protects Religion and Religious Freedom The American Civil Religion and the American Constitution
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