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"Freedom of religion is an important part of life in the United States. What does religious freedom actually entail, and why is it a controversial issue? Readers explore the answers to these questions as they learn about the history of religious freedom in the United States and how it compares to other countries. The fact-filled main text addresses this sensitive issue in an unbiased way, and full-color photographs encourage readers to appreciate religious diversity. Eye-catching fact boxes provide additional information about this current events topic, and a graphic organizer provides examples of how to practice tolerance."--

This article proposes that we view freedom of religion as a specific application area of more general basic liberties such as freedoms of thought, expression, association, assembly, movement, privacy, political participation, and economic activity. Separate enumeration of freedom of religion in national and international bills of rights may be useful, but it is not indispensable. In this respect freedom of religion is more like scientific freedom or artistic freedom than like freedom of expression. Recognizing that separate enumeration of freedom of religion is dispensable has salutary consequences for how we conceive and justify freedom as it applies to religion. First, we see that the general grounds of the basic liberties will also be the grounds of religious freedom. Second, we gain a broad and ecumenical scope for freedom of religion that extends into areas such as association, movement, politics, and business. Third, this perspective helps us avoid a narrow clause-bound focus in interpreting freedom of religion. Finally, this approach helps us resist exaggerating the priority of freedom of religion.

Inhalt: Von einer Politik der Ausrottung der Religion zu einer Politik der Legalisierung
und Kontrolle der Religionsgemeinschaften; Die Rede von der Toleranz und die Realität staatlicher Kontrolle; Die rechtliche Lage der Religionsgemeinschaften; Wie funktioniert das System der staatlichen Kontrolle der
Religionsgemeinschaften?; Der Kampf der Religionsgemeinschaften um Selbstbestimmung; Welchen Beitrag kann die internationale Gemeinschaft leisten?

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