Religious freedom is so often presented as a timeless American ideal and an inalienable right, appearing fully formed at the founding of the United States. That

Freedom of religion is an issue of universal interest and scope. However, in the last two centuries at least, the philosophical, religious and legal terms of th

Religion has become a charged token in a politics of division. In disputes about faith-based social services, public money for religious schools, the Pledge of

This report, the first of its kind yet to be published, provides a detailed and impartial account of how the individual's right to hold beliefs is understood, p

In the battles over religion and politics in America, both liberals and conservatives often appeal to history. Liberals claim that the Founders separated church