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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451697003321

Autore

Haiman Franklyn Saul

Titolo

Religious expression and the American Constitution [[electronic resource] /] / Franklyn S. Haiman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2003

ISBN

1-62895-178-8

0-87013-923-1

1-4294-8040-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Collana

Rhetoric and public affairs series

Disciplina

342.7308/53

Soggetti

Freedom of religion - United States

Freedom of speech - United States

Church and state - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-246) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Historical background -- Understanding the First Amendment -- Religious expression in public places -- Religious expression in public schools -- Public funding of religious schools -- Historical issues of religious expression versus competing social interests -- Current issues of religious expression versus competing social interests -- Religious expression and political life.

Sommario/riassunto

First Amendment rights have been among the most fiercely debated topics in the aftermath of 9/11. In the current environment and fervor for "homeland security," personal freedoms in exchange for security are coming under more scrutiny. Among these guaranteed freedoms are the protection of religious expression given by the U.S. Constitution and the constitutional prohibitions against behaviors that violate the separation of church and state. The mandate that the government "shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" is a general princ