By Paul A. Djupe
ISBN-10: 0816045828
ISBN-13: 9780816045822
This ebook bargains an in-depth consultant to a scorching subject in American society. faith has regularly performed a huge function in U.S. politics, from the writing of the structure to the newest presidential elections. the themes of faith and politics in the United States appear to without end spark passionate debate and research. concerns resembling abortion, capital punishment, prayer in public faculties, and kin values retain faith and politics heavily entwined in American public life."Encyclopedia of yankee faith and Politics" is an A-Z reference masking all aspects of yankee politics and faith, from the early days of the yankee republic to the increase of the political energy of the Christian correct. greater than 500 entries conceal key non secular and political leaders, vital ancient occasions, descriptions of lawsuits, options, and non secular denominations.Entries contain: abolitionist circulation; American Jewish Congress (AJC); Patrick Buchanan; bus boycotts; Dorothy Day; Employment department v. Smith; equivalent Rights modification (ERA); Freedom summer season; domestic education; Jehovah's Witnesses; Martin Luther King Jr.; Ku Klux Klan; Cotton Mather; local American faith; Pax Christi; Polygamy; Roe v. Wade; Secularization; and, Shakers.
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S. senator Mark Hatfield and fellow Republican senator Harold Stassen of Minnesota. Historically, a larger percentage of American Baptists (as with other mainline Protestants) have identified with the Republican Party than with the Democratic Party, although current research shows that this affiliation is in decline. See also AFRICAN AMERICANS AND FAITH-BASED INITIATIVES; MAINLINE PROTESTANTS AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY; WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF FAITH - BASED AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. Further reading: American Baptist Quarterly.
S. 573 (1989) This case concerns the constitutionality of two recurring holiday displays located on public property in downtown Pittsburgh. The first is a crèche placed on the grand staircase of the Allegheny County Courthouse. The second is a Chanukah menorah placed just outside the City-County Building beside a Christmas tree and a sign saluting liberty. The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that each display violates the ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE of the First Amendment because each has the effect of endorsing religion.
The ACLJ has also taken a keen interest in implementation of court rulings. In this regard, its participation in LEE V. WEISMAN (1992) was perhaps most controversial. In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling that invited clergy may not pray at public school commencements, Sekulow directed the ACLJ to send thousands of letters to school districts around the country suggesting that student-initiated prayers would pass constitutional muster. Critics dismissed his interpretation as an attempt to confuse implementation of the Court’s decision, but the campaign is widely credited with motivating changes in some state laws to accommodate student-initiated graduation prayers.
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