Religious freedom is a foundational value of the United States, but
not all religious minorities have been shielded from religious
persecution in America. This book examines why the state has acted
to protect some religious minorities while allowing others to be
persecuted or actively persecuting them. It details the persecution
experiences of Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Catholics, Jews, the
Nation of Islam, and orthodox Muslims in America, developing a
theory for why the state intervened to protect some but not others.
The book argues that the state will persecute religious minorities
if state actors consider them a threat to political order, but they
will protect religious minorities if they believe persecution is a
greater threat to political order. From the beginning of the
republic to after 9/11, religious freedom in America has depended
on the state's perception of political threats.
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