February 18, 2012

From Flushing to First Amendment

Jack Fowler, National Review Online

The controversies surrounding religion and its relationship with the state are deeply woven into the American fabric. Likewise debates about intolerance, heroic fights to worship freely, sectarian prejudice, man’s ability to relate with God, and the scope of government influence over the consciences of men.

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