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The myth of Christian America : what you need to know about the separation of church and state / Mark Weldon Whitten. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Macon, Georgia. : Smyth and Helwys, (c)1999.Description: iv, 122 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781573122870
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BR516.W624.M984 1999
  • BR516
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Contents:
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.
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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.

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