Bleached faith : the tragic cost when religion is forced into the public square / [electronic resource]
Goldberg, Steven,1947-
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press,
c2008.
Arguing that when American courts allow the government to insert religious symbolism in public spaces, real religion is the loser, this book surveys the legal and political environment in which battles over the public display of the Ten Commandments and the teaching of intelligent design take place.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-151) and index.
Introduction -- Erasing the Ten Commandments -- How intelligent design demeans religion -- The ultimate demise of Christmas and Chanukah -- Neither France nor Iran: religious freedom in America -- Conclusion.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Arguing that when American courts allow the government to insert religious symbolism in public spaces, real religion is the loser, this book surveys the legal and political environment in which battles over the public display of the Ten Commandments and the teaching of intelligent design take place.
Description based on print version record.
Freedom of religion
Church and state
Religion and law
Church and state.
Freedom of religion
Church and state
Religion and law
Church and state
Law - U.S.
Law, Politics & Government
Constitutional Law - U.S.