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What is Establishment Clause

Chapter 1
Faith-Based Influences on Legislative Decision Making: Emerging Research and Opportunities
A provision of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, made applicable to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment prohibiting the enactment of laws establishing religion.
Published in Chapter:
Introduction to Faith in State Legislatures: America as a Religious Refuge
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6807-1.ch001
Abstract
This chapter introduces the complex history of the founding of America. Colonization of the United States was fueled by European upheaval unleashed by the Protestant Reformation. Religion in part gave birth to the United States. However, keeping religion out of government is a central question inherent in the history and culture of the U.S. The relationship among faith, politics, and culture is explored and contributes to either the support of or opposition to social change in state legislatures.
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Chapter 6
Balancing Interests: The Implications of Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty
A clause in the First Amendment that prevents government from establishing an official religion, preferring one religion over another, or promoting religion over nonreligion.
Published in Chapter: Balancing Interests: The Implications of Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty; From: Faith-Based Influences on Legislative Decision Making: Emerging Research and Opportunities
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