A Nation Under God?: The ACLU and Religion in American PoliticsRowman & Littlefield Publishers, 8 Sep 2005 - 264 halaman A Nation Under God? raises the question of why the ACLU relentlessly attacks public expressions of mainstream religious faith. The answer, according to the book's argument, is that the work of the ACLU is informed by a larger political project-modern liberalism-to transform American government and society into an administrative-welfare state. Modern liberalism requires two decisive changes in American politics if it is to be successful: First, the government of limited powers mandated by the Constitution must become a government of unlimited powers and scope. Second, free, self-reliant, and independent citizens must become dependent on and understand themselves as subservient to government. The ACLU's drive to remove religion and morality from the public square advances both goals. Limited, constitutional government rests on the idea that rights come from God; the power of government should be limited commensurate to the limited purpose of legitimate government: to protect our natural, God-given rights. With God removed from the public square, it becomes much easier politically to argue that government is the source of rights, and that every expansion of government power is tantamount to an expansion of rights. Further, self-reliant citizens are not in need of and are unlikely to support large government welfare programs. But self-reliancy is largely a function of self-control and moral responsibility. Immoral and irresponsible citizens are incapable of providing for themselves and their families. Driving God and morality out of the public square serves to break down public morality, which in turn creates classes of citizens who are dependent on government assistance and regulation. Through endless litigation against public expressions of religion and morality and its distorted interpretations of the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses, the ACLU reveals its real agenda and its real allegiance, which is not to the Constitution or Bill of Rights, but to a radical liberal ideology that seeks |
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... Creator ; but they all agree in respect to the duties which are due from man to man . Each sect adores the Deity in its own peculiar manner , but all sects preach the same moral law in the name of God .... All the [ religious ] sects of ...
... Creator ; but they all agree in respect to the duties which are due from man to man . Each sect adores the Deity in its own peculiar manner , but all sects preach the same moral law in the name of God .... All the [ religious ] sects of ...
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... - logical status of Mary , Mother of Jesus Christ . As stated in the Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776 : " That religion , or the duty which we owe to our Creator , and the manner of discharging it , 26 Chapter Three.
... - logical status of Mary , Mother of Jesus Christ . As stated in the Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776 : " That religion , or the duty which we owe to our Creator , and the manner of discharging it , 26 Chapter Three.
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... Creator , and the manner of discharging it , can be directed only by reason and conviction , not by force or violence ; and , therefore , all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion , according to the dic- tates of ...
... Creator , and the manner of discharging it , can be directed only by reason and conviction , not by force or violence ; and , therefore , all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion , according to the dic- tates of ...
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... Creator , " concluding with a reference to the " Supreme Judge , " and an appeal to " Divine Providence . " Moreover , the Declaration carries in all its language the unmistakable message that politics must be understood within a moral ...
... Creator , " concluding with a reference to the " Supreme Judge , " and an appeal to " Divine Providence . " Moreover , the Declaration carries in all its language the unmistakable message that politics must be understood within a moral ...
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... Creator . " All fifty state con- stitutions include provisions equivalent to the " no establishment " and " free exercise " clauses of the United States Constitution's Bill of Rights , clearly finding no inconsistency in their ...
... Creator . " All fifty state con- stitutions include provisions equivalent to the " no establishment " and " free exercise " clauses of the United States Constitution's Bill of Rights , clearly finding no inconsistency in their ...
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THE PROGRESSIVE REJECTION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDING | 45 |
THE BIRTH OF THE ACLU AND THE RISE OF MODERN LIBERALISM | 57 |
BUILDING THE WALL OF SEPARATION THE ACLU TAKES RELIGION TO COURT | 67 |
IMMORAL RELIGION? THE ACLUs SELECT DEFENSE OF RELIGIOUS FREE EXERCISE | 93 |
CONCLUSION | 115 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS 1789 | 169 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION 1789 | 173 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON LETTER TO THE HEBREWS AT NEWPORT 1790 | 175 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON FAREWELL ADDRESS 1796 | 177 |
JAMES MADISON A MEMORIAL AND REMONSTRANCE 1785 | 193 |
THOMAS JEFFERSON VIRGINIA STATUTE FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY 1786 | 201 |
THOMAS JEFFERSON LETTER TO THE DANBURY BAPTISTS 1802 | 205 |
SAMUEL WEST SERMON ON THE RIGHT TO REBEL AGAINST GOVERNORS 1776 | 207 |
DOCUMENTS FROM THE FOUNDING ON RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY | 127 |
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE IN CONGRESS JULY 4 1776 | 129 |
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE 1787 | 135 |
UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION 1787 | 137 |
STATE CONSTITUTIONS ACKNOWLEDGING GOD | 139 |
SAMUEL COOPER SERMON ON THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE MASSACHUSSETTS CONSTITUTION 1780 | 229 |
ABOUT THE AUTHORS | 243 |
INDEX | 245 |
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