02933nam 2200637Ia 450 991045169700332120200520144314.01-62895-178-80-87013-923-11-4294-8040-8(CKB)1000000000474146(EBL)1768442(SSID)ssj0000235634(PQKBManifestationID)11222230(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000235634(PQKBWorkID)10247487(PQKB)11573800(MiAaPQ)EBC3338214(OCoLC)609178512(MdBmJHUP)muse1775(Au-PeEL)EBL3338214(CaPaEBR)ebr10523747(EXLCZ)99100000000047414620030819d2003 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReligious expression and the American Constitution[electronic resource] /Franklyn S. HaimanEast Lansing Michigan State University Pressc20031 online resource (266 p.)Rhetoric and public affairs seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-87013-690-9 0-87013-691-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-246) and index.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.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 princRhetoric and public affairs series.Freedom of religionUnited StatesFreedom of speechUnited StatesChurch and stateUnited StatesElectronic books.Freedom of religionFreedom of speechChurch and state342.7308/53Haiman Franklyn Saul303383MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451697003321Religious expression and the American Constitution2206810UNINA