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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... establishment of religion , or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . " My view is this : The conservatives are wrong when they assert that separation of church and state was a " myth " perpetuated by twentieth - century courts . James ...
... establishments . Then there's the sad saga of Maryland , established explicitly as a refuge for Catholics . An English Catholic convert named George Calvert , aka Lord Baltimore , was given the land grant by King Charles I in 1632. He ...
... establishment of the Romish Religion only , " " suppressing poor Protes- tants , " and making citizens swear to " uphold Antichrist . By 1681 , Protestants outnumbered Catholics thirty to one in Maryland . In 1689 , the Glorious ...
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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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