Church and State : Documents Decoded.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Section I: Church and State in Colonial America -- Virginia Articles, Laws, and Orders (1610-1611) -- Introduction -- Mayflower Compact (November 11, 1620) -- Introduction -- Plymouth Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity (1625) -- Introduction -- John Winthrop's Sermon "A Model of Christian Charity" (1630) -- Introduction -- Letter from John Cotton to Lord Say and Seal (1636) -- Introduction -- Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (January 14, 1639) -- Introduction -- The Massachusetts Body of Liberties (December 1641) -- Introduction -- Roger Williams Explains "The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution, for Cause of Conscience" (1644) -- Introduction -- John Winthrop's Little Speech on Liberty (1645) -- Introduction -- A Platform of Church Discipline by John Cotton, Richard Mather, and Ralph Partridge (1649) -- Introduction -- Samuel Danforth's Brief Recognition of New England's Errand into the Wilderness (1670) -- Introduction -- Increase Mather's "The Day of Trouble Is Near" (December 11, 1673) -- Introduction -- Charter of Liberties and Frame of Government of the Province of Pennsylvania (May 5, 1682) -- Introduction -- Pennsylvania Act for Freedom of Conscience (December 7, 1682) -- Introduction -- George Whitefield on Britain's Mercies and Britain's Duties (August 24, 1746) -- Introduction -- Abraham Keteltas on "God Arising and Pleading His People's Cause" (1777) -- Introduction -- Jacob Cushing's "Divine Judgments Upon Tyrants" (April 20, 1778) -- Introduction -- Section II: Constitutional History of Church-State Relations -- Worcestriensis (1776) -- Introduction -- "To the Honorable the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia: A Memorial and Remonstrance" (1785) -- Introduction -- Elihu, American Mercury (February 18, 1788) -- Introduction.

George Washington's Letters to Religious Associations (1789, 1790) -- Introduction -- George Washington's Farewell Address (September 19, 1796) -- Introduction -- Section III: Civil Religion and Religious Expression in the Public Square -- Benjamin Franklin's Constitutional Convention Address on Prayer (June 28, 1787) -- Introduction -- Franklin D. Roosevelt Addresses the National Conference of Catholic Charities (October 4, 1933) -- Introduction -- George Docherty's "The New Birth of Freedom" (February 7, 1954) -- Introduction -- Dwight D. Eisenhower's Speech at the Islamic Center of Washington (June 28, 1957) -- Introduction -- John F. Kennedy Discusses His Religious Faith (September 12, 1960) -- Introduction -- John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address (January 20, 1961) -- Introduction -- Prayer in Public Schools: Engel v. Vitale (June 25, 1962) -- Introduction -- Public Space, Religious Displays: County of Allegheny v. ACLU (July 3, 1989) -- Introduction -- Praying at Graduation: Lee v. Weisman (June 24, 1992) -- Introduction -- Displaying the Ten Commandments: Van Orden v. Perry (June 27, 2005) -- Introduction -- Petitioning God at Town Council: Town of Greece, New York v. Galloway (May 5, 2014) -- Introduction -- Section IV: Public Aid to Religious Institutions and Organizations -- Public Aid for Private School Transportation: Everson v. Board of Education (February 10, 1947) -- Introduction -- Public Funds for Parochial School Activities: Lemon v. Kurtzman (June 28, 1971) -- Introduction -- Teen Pregnancy Awareness and Religious Providers: Bowen v. Kendrick (June 29, 1988) -- Introduction -- Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (August 22, 1996) -- Introduction -- Funding Public Teachers in Religious Schools: Agostini v. Felton (June 23, 1997) -- Introduction.

Executive Order Establishing the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (January 29, 2001) -- Introduction -- Public Vouchers for Private Schools: Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (June 27, 2002) -- Introduction -- Excluding the Religious from State Scholarship Programs: Locke v. Davey (February 25, 2004) -- Introduction -- Religiously Based Prison Reentry Programs: Americans United v. Prison Fellowship (December 3, 2007) -- Introduction -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State's "The 'Faith-Based' Initiative" (n.d.) -- Introduction -- Section V: The Challenge of Religious Liberty -- Religious Proselytization and Local Regulation: Cantwell v. Connecticut (May 20, 1940) -- Introduction -- Labor Rights for Seventh Day Adventists: Sherbert v. Verner (June 17, 1963) -- Introduction -- Compulsory Education and the Amish: Wisconsin v. Yoder (May 15, 1972) -- Introduction -- Is Taking Peyote Protected Religious Practice? Employment Division v. Smith (April 17, 1990) -- Introduction -- Bill Clinton's Remarks on Signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (November 16, 1993) -- Introduction -- U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in City of Boerne v. Flores (June 25, 1997) -- Introduction -- Bishop William Lori Testifies Before Congress on Religious Liberty (October 26, 2011) -- Introduction -- Religious Liberty and the Contraceptive Mandate: Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., et al. (June 30, 2014) -- Introduction -- Georgia Governor Nathan Deal Comments on Veto of State Religious Protection Law (March 28, 2016) -- Introduction -- Conclusion -- Establishment Clause -- Religious Liberty -- The Changing Court, the Changing Culture -- Timeline of Events -- Further Reading -- Section I. Church and State in Colonial and Revolutionary America -- Section II. Constitutional History of Church-State Relations.

Section III. Civil Religion and Religious Expression in the Public Square -- Section IV. Public Aid to Religious Institutions and Organizations -- Section V. The Challenge of Religious Liberty -- Index -- About the Authors.

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