Balancing respect for religious conviction and the values of
liberal democracy is a daunting challenge for judges and lawmakers,
particularly when religious groups seek exemption from laws that
govern others. Should students in public schools be allowed to
organize devotional Bible readings and prayers on school property?
Does reciting "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance establish a
preferred religion? What does the Constitution have to say about
displays of religious symbols and messages on public property?
"Religion and the Constitution" presents a new framework for
addressing these and other controversial questions that involve
competing demands of fairness, liberty, and constitutional
validity.
In this second of two major volumes on the intersection of
constitutional and religious issues in the United States, Kent
Greenawalt focuses on the Constitution's Establishment Clause,
which forbids government from favoring one religion over another,
or religion over secularism. The author begins with a history of
the clause, its underlying principles, and the Supreme Court's main
decisions on establishment, and proceeds to consider specific
controversies. Taking a contextual approach, Greenawalt argues that
the state's treatment of religion cannot be reduced to a single
formula.
Calling throughout for acknowledgment of the way religion gives
meaning to people's lives, "Religion and the Constitution" aims to
accommodate the maximum expression of religious conviction that is
consistent with a commitment to fairness and the public
welfare.
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