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This book explores the legal bias in the United States against
Paganism and other non-Christian religions. Despite being one of
the most religiously diverse countries in the world, the U.S. legal
system developed when the population was predominantly Christian.
Built into the law is the tacit assumption that all religions and
religious practices resemble Christianity. Using the Pagans as a
case study, Barner-Barry shows how their experiences demonstrate
that both the law affecting nondominant religions and the judiciary
that interprets this law are significantly biased in favor of the
dominant religion, Christianity. This creates legal problems, as
well as problems of intolerance, for religions with significantly
different practices. Special attention is given to a series of
Supreme Court decisions interpreting the Freedom of Religion Clause
in terms of neutrality and interpreting the Establishment Clause
loosely and its impact on nondominant religions in the US.
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