Founding Faith: Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in AmericaThe culture wars have distorted the dramatic story of how Americans came to worship freely. Many activists on the right maintain that the United States was founded as a “Christian nation.” Many on the left contend that the Founders were secular or Deist and that the First Amendment was designed to boldly separate church and state throughout the land. None of these claims are true, argues Beliefnet.com editor in chief Steven Waldman. With refreshing objectivity, Waldman narrates the real story of how our nation’s Founders forged a new approach to religious liberty, a revolutionary formula that promoted faith . . . by leaving it alone. |
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... the Birth of Religious Freedom in America Steven Waldman. founding faith PROVIDENCE , POLITICS , AND THE BIRTH of RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN AMERICA STEVEN WALDMAN RANDOM HOUSE New Tew York Copyright © 2008 by Steven Waldman All rights reserved .
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... York , where she died during an Indian massacre . Roger Williams was , in many ways , just as conservative as those in Mas- sachusetts's ruling order . But he believed that the church had become cor- rupt in a number of ways . The ...
... York offer their own cap- tivating , unique , and disheartening lessons , to which we now turn . New York , of course , originated under the Dutch , not the English . Nei- ther the propaganda designed to draw settlers nor the official ...
... York actually had a Catholic governor . " Then , in 1689 , a man named Jacob Leisler took over , spread rumors that French Catholics and In- dians were conspiring to attack , and called for the arrest of " all reputed pa- pists ...
Contents
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John Adams | 33 |
George Washington | 56 |
The pious infidel | 72 |
Natures God Meets the Supreme Judge | 86 |
James Madison | 93 |
A Diabolical Persecution | 100 |
The Mighty Current of Freedom | 107 |
Forgetting the Powerful Friend | 127 |
The First Amendment Compromise | 141 |
They Were Right | 188 |
Index | 209 |
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