When does state action acknowledging the role of faith in our nation’s history become an illegal establishment or endorsement of religion? Where is the line between accommodations for religion that the First Amendment permits-even encourages-and prohibited special privileges for believers? And, when might judges’ efforts to reduce religious strife cause the very d (...)
November 18, 2005
Books
Divided by God
Divided by Godby Noah FeldmanGod vs. the Gavelby Marci A. HamiltonThe Impossibility of Religious Freedomby Winnifred Fallers Sullivan
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