Church and State: Documents Decoded
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Ryden, David and Polet, Jeffrey. Church and State: Documents Decoded. ABC-CLIO, 2017. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781610699495.
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This thoroughly annotated document collection gives students and researchers an authoritative source for understanding the evolving political and legal relationship between church and state from colonial times to the present day.
• Presents a balanced, fact-based examination of the myths and facts regarding church-state relations in the United States• Provides students and other readers with a one-stop collection of pertinent documents and court cases, the understanding of which is greatly enhanced by extensive but accessible annotations
• Offers an extensive bibliography of books, periodicals, films, media, and websites
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Church and State: Documents Decoded
Author(s): Ryden, David; Polet, Jeffrey;Contributors: Ryden, David; Polet, Jeffrey;Abstract:This thoroughly annotated document collection gives students and researchers an authoritative source for understanding the evolving political and legal relationship between church and state from colonial times to the present day.
• Presents a balanced, fact-based examination of the myths and facts regarding church-state relations in the United States• Provides students and other readers with a one-stop collection of pertinent documents and court cases, the understanding of which is greatly enhanced by extensive but accessible annotations
• Offers an extensive bibliography of books, periodicals, films, media, and websites
SortTitle: church and state: documents decodedAuthor Info:David K. RydenauthorJeffrey J. PoletauthoreISBN-13: 9781610699495Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781610699495.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781610699488Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 304Publication Date: 20171231Series: Documents Decoded- Cover Cover11
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Introduction ix10
- Section I: Church and State in Colonial America 114
- Virginia Articles, Laws, and Orders (1610–1611) 316
- Mayflower Compact (November 11, 1620) 619
- Plymouth Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity (1625) 720
- John Winthrop’s Sermon “A Model of Christian Charity” (1630) 922
- Letter from John Cotton to Lord Say and Seal (1636) 1427
- Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (January 14, 1639) 1629
- The Massachusetts Body of Liberties (December 1641) 1831
- Roger Williams Explains “The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution, for Cause of Conscience” (1644) 2235
- John Winthrop’s Little Speech on Liberty (1645) 2639
- A Platform of Church Discipline by John Cotton, Richard Mather, and Ralph Partridge (1649) 2841
- Samuel Danforth’s Brief Recognition of New England’s Errand into the Wilderness (1670) 3043
- Increase Mather’s “The Day of Trouble Is Near” (December 11, 1673) 3649
- Charter of Liberties and Frame of Government of the Province of Pennsylvania (May 5, 1682) 4356
- Pennsylvania Act for Freedom of Conscience (December 7, 1682) 4659
- George Whitefield on Britain’s Mercies and Britain’s Duties (August 24, 1746) 4861
- Abraham Keteltas on “God Arising and Pleading His People’s Cause” (1777) 5265
- Jacob Cushing’s “Divine Judgments Upon Tyrants” (April 20, 1778) 5770
- Section II: Constitutional History of Church-State Relations 6578
- Worcestriensis (1776) 6780
- “To the Honorable the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia: A Memorial and Remonstrance” (1785) 7184
- Elihu, American Mercury (February 18, 1788) 7689
- George Washington’s Letters to Religious Associations (1789, 1790) 7992
- George Washington’s Farewell Address (September 19, 1796) 8295
- Section III: Civil Religion and Religious Expression in the Public Square 8598
- Benjamin Franklin’s Constitutional Convention Address on Prayer (June 28, 1787) 87100
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Addresses the National Conference of Catholic Charities (October 4, 1933) 89102
- George Docherty’s “The New Birth of Freedom” (February 7, 1954) 92105
- Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Speech at the Islamic Center of Washington (June 28, 1957) 97110
- John F. Kennedy Discusses His Religious Faith (September 12, 1960) 100113
- John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address (January 20, 1961) 103116
- Prayer in Public Schools: Engel v. Vitale (June 25, 1962) 106119
- Public Space, Religious Displays: County of Allegheny v. ACLU (July 3, 1989) 112125
- Praying at Graduation: Lee v. Weisman (June 24, 1992) 123136
- Displaying the Ten Commandments: Van Orden v. Perry (June 27, 2005) 133146
- Petitioning God at Town Council: Town of Greece, New York v. Galloway (May 5, 2014) 143156
- Section IV: Public Aid to Religious Institutions and Organizations 153166
- Public Aid for Private School Transportation: Everson v. Board of Education (February 10, 1947) 155168
- Public Funds for Parochial School Activities: Lemon v. Kurtzman (June 28, 1971) 162175
- Teen Pregnancy Awareness and Religious Providers: Bowen v. Kendrick (June 29, 1988) 171184
- Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (August 22, 1996) 177190
- Funding Public Teachers in Religious Schools: Agostini v. Felton (June 23, 1997) 180193
- Executive Order Establishing the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (January 29, 2001) 186199
- Public Vouchers for Private Schools: Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (June 27, 2002) 189202
- Excluding the Religious from State Scholarship Programs: Locke v. Davey (February 25, 2004) 197210
- Religiously Based Prison Reentry Programs: Americans United v. Prison Fellowship (December 3, 2007) 200213
- Americans United for Separation of Church and State’s “The ‘Faith-Based’ Initiative” (n.d.) 206219
- Section V: The Challenge of Religious Liberty 209222
- Religious Proselytization and Local Regulation: Cantwell v. Connecticut (May 20, 1940) 211224
- Labor Rights for Seventh Day Adventists: Sherbert v. Verner (June 17, 1963) 216229
- Compulsory Education and the Amish: Wisconsin v. Yoder (May 15, 1972) 223236
- Is Taking Peyote Protected Religious Practice? Employment Division v. Smith (April 17, 1990) 232245
- Bill Clinton’s Remarks on Signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (November 16, 1993) 242255
- U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in City of Boerne v. Flores (June 25, 1997) 245258
- Bishop William Lori Testifies Before Congress on Religious Liberty (October 26, 2011) 250263
- Religious Liberty and the Contraceptive Mandate: Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., et al. (June 30, 2014) 256269
- Georgia Governor Nathan Deal Comments on Veto of State Religious Protection Law (March 28, 2016) 266279
- Conclusion 269282
- Timeline of Events 273286
- Further Reading 277290
- Section I. Church and State in Colonial and Revolutionary America 277290
- Section II. Constitutional History of Church-State Relations 277290
- Section III. Civil Religion and Religious Expression in the Public Square 277290
- Section IV. Public Aid to Religious Institutions and Organizations 278291
- Section V. The Challenge of Religious Liberty 278291
- Index 279292
- About the Authors 284297