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The main characteristics of Washington's ideas about religion & government, as well as his differences with Madison are revisited. Washington, while a lifelong member of the Anglican Church, did not attend religious services often nor express detailed tenets of his faith besides the belief in a good & providential God. In contrast to Madison, Washington consistently sought to use governmental authority to encourage religion, by such means as use of taxes to support religion, appointment of military chaplains, religious presidential proclamations, & inclusion of sacred language in public ceremonies. His approach was two-fold: government non-interference grounded on right regarding matters not affecting the common good & discretionary toleration for matters involving the duties of citizenship & the essential interests of the nation. D. Miller

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- I. A DOCTRINE IN SEARCH OF AUTHORITY -- Introduction -- 1. A Doctrine in Search of Authority -- II. AUTHORITIES IN SEARCH OF A DOCTRINE -- 2. The Early Mormon Cases -- 3. The Apocrypha -- 4. The Problem of Standing to Sue -- 5. "Patriotism Is Not Enough"-Or Is It? -- 6. The Right to Proselyte -- 7. The Trial of "Saint Germain" -- 8. The School Bus Case: The Precedent of Byron's Julia -- 9. Released Time: The Precedent of Julia Again -- 10. Of Czar and Commissar -- 11. Never on Sunday -- 12. The Notary's Oath -- Ill. CONCLUSION -- 13. Conclusion -- Notes

THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES TWO PRINCIPLES OF SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE AS OUTLINED BY ROBERT AUDI. THEY ARE: THE INSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE OF POLITICAL NEUTRALITY, WHICH EXPRESSES THE REQUIREMENT THAT CHURCHES ABSTAIN FROM SUPPORTING CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE OR PRESSING FOR SPECIFIC PUBLIC POLICIES, ESPECIALLY THE KIND TYPICALLY INCLUDED IN THE PLATFORM OF A PARTICULAR PARTY; AND THE PRINCIPLE OF SECULAR MOTIVATION, WHICH SAYS THAT "ONE SHOULD NOT ADVOCATE OR PROMOTE ANY LEGAL OR PUBLIC POLICY RESTRICTIONS ON HUMAN CONDUCT UNLESS ONE IS MOTIVATED BY ADEQUATE SECULAR REASON. THE AUTHOR OUTLINES "GOOD REASONS TO REJECT THE PRINCIPLE OF INSTITUIONAL NEUTRALITY." THE ARTICLE ALSO ARGUES THAT THE PRINCIPLE OF SECULAR MOTIVATION IS TOO STRONG, AND ITS' PURPOSES COULD BE SERVED BY A WEAKER, BUT LESS INTRUSIVE, PRINCIPLE OF SECULAR RATIONALE.

part Part I Prologue to Democracy and Religious Freedom -- chapter 1 European Influences -- chapter 2 Colonial America -- part Part II The Republic, Religious Freedom, and Church and State -- chapter 3 The Founding and the Founders -- chapter 4 The Early Republic -- chapter 5 The Nineteenth Century -- part Part III Church and State in the Modern United States -- chapter 6 The Twentieth Century to the Present -- chapter 7 The Supreme Court -- chapter 8 The Serpentine Wall and Universal History.

Includes bibliography (p. [509]-532) and index. ; Mode of access: Internet.