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The role of religion in public policy, Eamon Doyle, book editor

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-125) and index

index present

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The role of religion in public policy

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Eamon Doyle, book editor

At issue. Religion

One of the fundamental rights granted in the United States is religious freedom, but does this mean that religion should be entirely removed from politics or that all religious voices should be considered equally? The separation of church and state was established in the Constitution, but the fact that as of 2015, 84 percent of Americans hold some sort of religious belief means that this is easier said than done. Religious morality frequently colors debates surrounding various policy issues, ranging from reproductive rights to education. This volume exposes readers to the ways in which religion inflects policymaking and the varying perspectives about religion's role in politics

Separation of church and state / D. James Kennedy -- Faith, Democratic politics, and the secular age / Anthony Egan -- Religion and Martin Luther King Jr.'s civil rights advocacy / Micheal Curtotti -- The Social Gospel Movement and the Religious Left / Christopher H. Evans -- Catholicism and the Tea Party / John Gehring -- Not all scientists are athiests / Amy McCaig -- Topeka and the Westboro Baptist Church / Southern Poverty Law Center -- Supreme Court rules in favor of Westboro Baptist Church / Nina totenberg -- The social and legal dimensions of the US evolutuon debate / David Masci -- Catholicism and politics in the modern era / The Pontifical Academy of Social Science -- American attitudes on religion in the public schools / Pew Research Center -- President Bush's faith-based initiative / Joseph Loconte -- It's time to separate church and state marriages / Bryan Cones --The Christian right and tne new right / USHistory.org