Agreeing to Disagree: How the Establishment Clause Protects Religious Diversity and Freedom of Conscience Chapman Nathan S.
In one of the most thorough accounts of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, Michael W. McConnell and Nathan S. Chapman provide an insightful overview of the legal history and meaning of…
Specifikacia Agreeing to Disagree: How the Establishment Clause Protects Religious Diversity and Freedom of Conscience Chapman Nathan S.
In one of the most thorough accounts of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, Michael W. McConnell and Nathan S. Chapman provide an insightful overview of the legal history and meaning of the clause, as well as its value for promoting equal religious freedom and diversity in contemporary America.The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, may be the most contentious and misunderstood provision of the entire U.S. Constitution. It lies at the heart of America's culture wars. But what, exactly, is an establishment of religion? And what is a law respecting it?Many commentators reduce the clause to the separation of church and state. This implies that church and state are at odds, that the public sphere must be secular, and that the Establishment Clause is in tension with the Free