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This book demonstrates that the United States, whether we like it or not, is a theolegal nation - a democracy that simultaneously guarantees citizens the right to free expression of belief while preventing the establishment of a state religion.
7 de dic. de 2011 · Whose God Rules?: Is the United States a Secular Nation or a Theolegal Democracy? [Walker, N., Greenlee, E., Blair, Tony] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.
This book demonstrates that the United States, whether we like it or not, is a theolegal nation - a democracy that simultaneously guarantees citizens the right to free expression of belief while preventing the establishment of a state religion.
16 de dic. de 2014 · In Whose God Rules? Is the United States a Secular Nation or a Theolegal Democracy? (Palgrave Macmillan 2011) defense attorney David McColgin described his experience representing Guantánamo detainees.
- David L. McColgin
- 2011
- The Constitution as A Contract
- Separation of Church and State in The Constitution
- Comments by The Framers of The Constitution
- The Need For A Bill of Rights
The Constitution must be understood as a social contract between the people and the United States. The Tenth Amendment spells out the meaning of the social contractin these words: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively or to the people." The soc...
Article VI, Section 3, which is the first specific statement of separation of church and state other than the secular nature of the Constitution itself, says: This section is significant not only because it permitted any person without regard to religion to hold public office, but also because it provided for the use of "affirmation" as an alternat...
Stokes's statement is supported by comments made by contemporaries of the framing of the Constitution. Oliver Ellsworth, a member of the Continental Congress from Connecticut, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and the third Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, noted in one of his writings that in European nations with establ...
Although the members of the Constitutional Convention and many other Americans believed that the new federal government had no power to legislate with respect to religion, there were many who feared the usurpation of power. They wanted to have a bill of rights that would effectively prevent the federal government from meddling with religion. Thomas...
8 de ago. de 2018 · The Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the US Constitution ensures that students may retain their religious beliefs, practices, identities, and rights when they enter public schools.
1 de ago. de 2018 · His recent books include Whose God Rules?: Is the United States a Secular Nation or a Theolegal Democracy? and Cultivating Empathy: The Worth and Dignity of Every Person--Without...
