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1) Hail Satan?
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
"When media-savvy members of the Satanic Temple organize a series of public actions designed to advocate for religious freedom and challenge corrupt authority, they prove that with little more than a clever idea, a mischievous sense of humor, and a few rebellious friends, can speak truth to power in some truly profound ways. A timely look at a group of often misunderstood outsiders whose unwavering commitment to social and political justice has empowered...
2) Two hundred years of Mr. Jefferson's idea: the expansion of religious freedom in the United States
Publisher
Virginia Department of Education
Pub. Date
[1986?]
Language
English
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Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Some time back in the early '00s, when-thanks to Dean John Sexton, my good friends Larry Kramer and John Ferejohn, and other colleagues-I used to hang out at New York University Law School, I had lunch one day with Dedi Felman, who was then a legal editor at Oxford University Press. We discussed her idea of doing a series of short provocative books on problems of rights in American constitutional history. When Geoffrey Stone of the University of...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Sacred Liberty offers a dramatic, sweeping survey of how America built a unique model of religious freedom, perhaps the nation's "greatest invention." Steven Waldman, the bestselling author of Founding Faith, shows how early ideas about religious liberty were tested and refined amidst the brutal persecution of Catholics, Baptists, Mormons, Quakers, African slaves, Native Americans, Muslims, Jews and Jehovah's Witnesses. American leaders drove religious...
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"If you read Supreme Court opinions on cases involving First Amendment religion issues, you're likely to encounter the ubiquitous phrase "sincerely held religious belief." The "sincerity test" of religious belief has become a cornerstone of US jurisprudence, determining what counts as legitimate grounds for First Amendment claims in the eyes of the law. In Sincerely Held, Charles McCrary provides an original account of how "sincerely held religious...
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Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Religion is our most personal freedom. It's the first thing the Bill of Rights guarantees all Americans and the last thing we'd think the government could take away. Between wedding cakes and travel bans, public schools, and private employers, the role of faith in public life is constantly in the news. Americans of many different faiths, for many different reasons, are worried the government is going to interfere with their freedom to believe. Could...
Author
Publisher
Humanix Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Filled with stories that demonstrate the mind-numbing reasons behind the secular left's smug disdain for Christianity, Horowitz traces the history of religious liberty from the Founding Fathers to now. He shows how the Founding Fathers put aside their own skepticisms about God and religion to write The Declaration of Independence. Today, he writes Donald Trump's "genuine love for his country" has galvanized Christians to fight the secular war waged...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A lively and controversial overview by the nation's most celebrated First Amendment lawyer of the unique protections for freedom of speech in America... The right of Americans to voice their beliefs without government approval or oversight is protected under what may well be the most honored and least understood addendum to the US Constitution-the First Amendment. Floyd Abrams, a noted lawyer and award-winning legal scholar specializing in First...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An overview essay, timeline, reference entries, and annotated bibliography make this book an indispensable resource for anyone interested in religion's place in school and in matters concerning the separation of church and state"--
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