Religious Liberty and the Secular State - Couverture rigide

Swomley, John M.

 
9780879753733: Religious Liberty and the Secular State
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0879753730 ISBN 13 : 9780879753733
Editeur : Prometheus, 1987

Synopsis

This book examines the political and religious context in which the Constitution and The Bill of Rights were adopted. Swomley reasons that those who wrote and adopted the Constitution and First Amendment intended a strict separation of church and state, a government that would neither aid nor impede religion.
Religious Liberty and the Secular State refutes Chief Justice Rehnquist's position that the framers of the Constitution did not intend to ban all religious aid, only preferential aid. Swomley also refutes Rehnquist's claim that the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment was intended to prevent the establishment of a single national church. Swomley concludes that the Constitution was intended to prevent the federal government from establishing one or more churches and to prevent the tax support of churches on any basis.
This book exposes the Supreme Court's erosion of the Establishment Clause while emphasizing the Free Exercise Clause. Swomley also explores civil religion, secular humanism, and the current counter-revolution against separation of church and state led by some religious and political conservatives who would profit from government aid. He also lists the benefits churches would realize under a secular government.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book examines the political and religious context in which the Constitution and The Bill of Rights were adopted. Swomley reasons that those who wrote and adopted the Constitution and First Amendment intended a strict separation of church and state, a government that would neither aid nor impede religion.

Religious Liberty and the Secular State refutes Chief Justice Rehnquist's position that the framers of the Constitution did not intend to ban all religious aid, only preferential aid. Swomley also refutes Rehnquist's claim that the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment was intended to prevent the establishment of a single national church. Swomley concludes that the Constitution was intended to prevent the federal government from establishing one or more churches and to prevent the tax support of churches on any basis.

This book exposes the Supreme Court's erosion of the Establishment Clause while emphasizing the Free Exercise Clause. Swomley also explores civil religion, secular humanism, and the current counter-revolution against separation of church and state led by some religious and political conservatives who would profit from government aid. He also lists the benefits churches would realize under a secular government.

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Éditeur
Prometheus
Date d'édition
1987
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0879753730
ISBN 13 
9780879753733
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
148
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV
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9780879753986: Religious Liberty and the Secular State: The Constitutional Context

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0879753986 ISBN 13 :  9780879753986
Editeur : Prometheus Books, 1987
Couverture souple