TY  - BOOK
AU  - Miller,Debra A.
TI  - Politics and religion
T2  - Current controversies
SN  - 9780737768848
AV  - BL65.P7 P6377 2013
U1  - 322/.1 23
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - Detroit
PB  - Greenhaven Press
KW  - Religion and politics
KW  - fast
KW  - Politik
KW  - gnd
KW  - Religion
KW  - Religionsfreiheit
KW  - Staat
KW  - sears
KW  - USA
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Should religion play a role in US politics?; Religion and politics are inseparable; Pierre Whalon --; Religious traditions can play a healthy role in politics; Robert Jensen --; Religious fundamentalism has transformed conservative politics into a religious jihad; Neal Gabler --; What role should religion play in politics, judicial decisions and laws?; Brian Faller --; Majority of Americans think churches should stay out of politics; The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life --; Does government interfere with religious freedom?; President Barack Obama's health insurance mandate violates the religious beliefs of Catholic institutions; Mike Brownfield --; US government has taken a number of actions that restrict religious freedom; Sarah Pulliam Bailey --; Religious freedom under assault; Thomas S. Kidd --; Obama's defense of religion; Steve Chapman --; Protecting access to birth control does not violate religious freedom; Robert Creamer --; Catholic bishops want to deny women the religious freedom to choose contraception; Jessica Coblentz --; What role does religion play in international politics?; Religious persecution is widespread around the world; Andy Bannister --; Islam has emerged as a political force in the Middle East; Michael A. Lange --; Fear the Muslim Brotherhood; Andrew C. McCarthy --; Forget the Brotherhood. It's Egypt's generals who should worry us; Mehdi Hasan --; Egyptians rethink religion and politics as they vote; Lucy Chumbley --; Good government does not have to be secular; Elizabeth Shakman Hurd --; How should the United States balance religion and politics in the future?; President Barack Obama should support a constitutional amendment to secure religious freedom; Rodney K. Smith --; Religious rights vs. The public's right; Oliver Thomas --; Religious institutions operating public accommodations must obey secular laws; United States should promote the Christian ideals of religious freedom and democracy around the world; Charles J. Chaput
N2  - Explores whether religion should play a role in American politics; how the government interacts with religious freedom; the role religion plays in international politics; and how the United States should balance religion and politics in the future
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1516/2012051657-d.html
ER  -