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"Come Now Let Us Reason Together": Restoring Religious Freedom in America and Abroad

John Witte, Joel A. Nichols

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American religious freedom used to be “taken for granted.” It’s now “up for grabs.” So writes distinguished religious liberty scholar Paul Horwitz. Until a generation ago, the opposite was true. So matters stood a generation ago. But in the ensuing years, these special legislative protections of religious freedom have come under increasing attack.

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American religious freedom used to be “taken for granted.” It’s now “up for grabs.” So writes distinguished religious liberty scholar Paul Horwitz. Until a generation ago, the opposite was true. So matters stood a generation ago. But in the ensuing years, these special legislative protections of religious freedom have come under increasing attack.

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American religious freedom used to be “taken for granted.” It’s now “up for grabs.” So writes distinguished religious liberty scholar Paul Horwitz. Until a generation ago, the opposite was true. So matters stood a generation ago. But in the ensuing years, these special legislative protections of religious freedom have come under increasing attack.

Key concepts: Separation of church and state, Religious freedom, Establishment Clause, Law, Free Exercise Clause, Religious pluralism, Conscience, Political science

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