Religion and the American Presidency
In: A journal of church and state: JCS, Band 55, Heft 1, S. 164-166
ISSN: 2040-4867
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In: A journal of church and state: JCS, Band 55, Heft 1, S. 164-166
ISSN: 2040-4867
In: A journal of church and state: JCS, Band 33, Heft 2, S. 225-230
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In: A journal of church and state: JCS, Band 32, Heft 1, S. 7-16
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In: A journal of church and state: JCS, Band 30, Heft 1, S. 109-128
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In: A journal of church and state: JCS, Band 28, Heft 3, S. 409-422
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In: A journal of church and state: JCS, Band 24, Heft 1, S. 5-11
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In: A journal of church and state: JCS, Band 14, Heft 1, S. 5-17
ISSN: 2040-4867
Throughout the development and maturation of the American democratic experience, religiously inspired conduct has contributed significantly to democratically progressive political concerns such as the abolition of slavery and campaigns for civil rights, but also the encouragement and perpetuation pf anti-democratic practices such as the institution of slavery and policies of racial segregation. It may be rarely admitted, but there is no essential conceptual affinity between conduct proper to democratic political association. It may, therefore, be useful in our own political circumstances to try to determine boundaries for conduct that expresses and satisfies compatibly both religious and democratic commitments. Perhaps most Americans do recognize – if not in their own cases, at least in reference to the beliefs and actions of others – that religiously inspired conduct is neither thereby justified morally or legally nor absolved from further critical appraisal. Certainly, the history of American legal practice shows that religious belief or inspiration does not serve as acceptable legal defense for conduct charged as criminal infraction. The U.S. Constitution contains only two references to religion: the non-establishment clause prohibits governmental institutionalization of religious beliefs or liberty rights – is limited in scope and application both by other constitutional rights of individuals and by constitutionally authorized powers of government. As the U.S.S.C. has repeatedly held, individual constitutional features must be understood in a manner that harmonizes all stated and implied constitutional features, not by unbridled abstractions of selected phrases. Under the American legal system, there is no absolute or unlimited right to free exercise of religion: not everything done publicly under religious inspiration is legally permissible; what is otherwise illegal conduct is not legalized by religious inspiration. In important respects, general features of the legal boundaries concerning religiously inspired conduct in public life are reasonably clear; nevertheless, broader issues concerning further moral or ethical constraints upon religiously inspired conduct remain unresolved and rarely addressed explicitly.
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In: Parliamentary history, Band 30, Heft s2, S. 154-169
ISSN: 1750-0206
In: Monograph series of the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies at Brigham Young University 4
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In: Science & society: a journal of Marxist thought and analysis, Band 73, Heft 4, S. 554-556
ISSN: 0036-8237
In: European Journal for Church and State Research - Revue européenne des relations Églises-État, Band 11, Heft 0, S. 7-29
ISSN: 1370-5954
In: European Journal for Church and State Research - Revue européenne des relations Églises-État, Band 10, Heft 0, S. 7-21
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In: The review of politics, Band 50, Heft 4, S. 704-736
ISSN: 1748-6858
Renewed interest in the relationship between religion and politics in the United States and widespread discussion of recent pastoral letters adopted by the American bishops, especially those dealing with disarmament and the economy, have drawn attention to the political values of American Catholics. After a brief historical review of the political experiences of American Catholics and of the roles social theorists accord religion in political life, this article addresses three concerns: (1) in a nation of joiners, does parish participation reinforce civic participation? (2) are there patterns in the connection between religious values and political values? and (3) do parishioners feel that church leaders should offer teachings on personal morality and sociopolitical questions and, if so, should the teaching be accorded special respect? The primary basis for empirical generalizations is a sample of 2667 active, parish-connected non-Hispanic Catholics.
In: Cultural Studies of Science Education 4
Evolution and Religion in American Education shines a light into one of America's dark educational corners, exposing the regressive pedagogy that can invade science classrooms when school boards and state overseers take their eyes off the ball. It sets out to examine the development of college students' attitudes towards biological evolution through their lives. The fascinating insights provided by interviewing students about their world views adds up to a compelling case for additional scrutiny of the way young people's educational experiences unfold as they consider--and indeed in some cases