The myth of Christian America : what you need to know about the separation of church and state /
Whitten, Mark Weldon.
The myth of Christian America : what you need to know about the separation of church and state / [print] Mark Weldon Whitten. - Macon, Georgia. : Smyth and Helwys, (c)1999. - iv, 122 pages ; 23 cm
The myth of the myth of church-state separation -- Religious liberty for me, but not for thee? -- The facts of church-state separation -- An ideal in search of a metaphor -- The myth of "Christian America" -- Part 1 -- The Myth of "Christian America" -- Part 2 -- The First Amendment, "Original intent," and the Declaration of Independence -- The religion clauses of the First Amendment -- Religious liberty and church-state separation -- Wisdom, the elusive factor in political controversies -- Conclusion: Church-state separation -- the continuing challenge -- Appendix 1: The United States Constitution (Excerpts) -- Appendix 2: A bill for establishing religious freedom (excerpts) -- Appendix 3: A memorial and remonstrance against religious assessments (excerpts) -- Appendix 4: Thomas Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptist Association -- Appendix 5: The Americans united manifesto: " To repair the breach" (excerpts) -- Appendix 6: Twelve rules for mixing religion and politics (excerpts) -- Appendix 7: The Williamsburg Charter (excerpts) -- Appendix 8: The ten commandments of moderate political behavior.
9781573122870
99014806
Church and state--United States.
Freedom of religion--United States.
BR516.W624.M984 1999 BR516
The myth of Christian America : what you need to know about the separation of church and state / [print] Mark Weldon Whitten. - Macon, Georgia. : Smyth and Helwys, (c)1999. - iv, 122 pages ; 23 cm
The myth of the myth of church-state separation -- Religious liberty for me, but not for thee? -- The facts of church-state separation -- An ideal in search of a metaphor -- The myth of "Christian America" -- Part 1 -- The Myth of "Christian America" -- Part 2 -- The First Amendment, "Original intent," and the Declaration of Independence -- The religion clauses of the First Amendment -- Religious liberty and church-state separation -- Wisdom, the elusive factor in political controversies -- Conclusion: Church-state separation -- the continuing challenge -- Appendix 1: The United States Constitution (Excerpts) -- Appendix 2: A bill for establishing religious freedom (excerpts) -- Appendix 3: A memorial and remonstrance against religious assessments (excerpts) -- Appendix 4: Thomas Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptist Association -- Appendix 5: The Americans united manifesto: " To repair the breach" (excerpts) -- Appendix 6: Twelve rules for mixing religion and politics (excerpts) -- Appendix 7: The Williamsburg Charter (excerpts) -- Appendix 8: The ten commandments of moderate political behavior.
9781573122870
99014806
Church and state--United States.
Freedom of religion--United States.
BR516.W624.M984 1999 BR516