Trumping religion : the new Christian right, the free speech clause, and the courts /

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The first scholarly treatment of the strategies employed by the New Christian Right in litigating cases regarding religion. Trumping Religion provides a detailed analysis of the five major public-interest law firms that have litigated religion cases in the federal courts between 1980 and 2000. Allie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, Steven Preston (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©2002.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Church and state > United States.
Freedom of religion > United States.
Christianity and politics > United States.
Église et État > États-Unis.
Liberté religieuse > États-Unis.
Christianisme et politique > États-Unis.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Christianity and politics.
Church and state.
Freedom of religion.
Religionsfreiheit
Staat
Kirche
Politik
United States.
USA.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The first scholarly treatment of the strategies employed by the New Christian Right in litigating cases regarding religion. Trumping Religion provides a detailed analysis of the five major public-interest law firms that have litigated religion cases in the federal courts between 1980 and 2000. Allied with several highly vocal, evangelical ministries, such as those of Jerry Falwell and Pat Robinson, these legal organizations argue that religious expression is a form of protected speech and thereby gain a greater latitude of interpretation in the courts. The long-term agenda of the New Christian.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 187 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-180) and index.
ISBN:9780817381738
0817381732
Acceso:Access restricted to Ryerson students, faculty and staff.

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