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Description:From colonial times into the twentieth century, our laws and court casesignored atheism, assuming that all good Americans were religious. Americanscame to associate atheism with radical social philosophies that advocatedviolence—especially anarchism and communism. Avowed nonbelieverswere derided, even the famous patriot Thomas Paine. Only in the twentiethcentury, with the passage of laws allowing for conscientious objection to war,did nonbelief enter debates about religious liberty. Still, today every one of thefifty states has God written into its constitution, with eight requiring a belief inGod for holding public office. God is everywhere in American public life: on ourcurrency, in the Pledge of Allegiance, and in the national motto. R. LaurenceMoore and Isaac Kramnick explore both God’s omnipresence and the dramaticrise in nonbelievers that has led to an “atheist awakening” intent on holding thecountry to its secular principles.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Godless Citizens in a Godly Republic: Atheists in American Public Life. To get started finding Godless Citizens in a Godly Republic: Atheists in American Public Life, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: From colonial times into the twentieth century, our laws and court casesignored atheism, assuming that all good Americans were religious. Americanscame to associate atheism with radical social philosophies that advocatedviolence—especially anarchism and communism. Avowed nonbelieverswere derided, even the famous patriot Thomas Paine. Only in the twentiethcentury, with the passage of laws allowing for conscientious objection to war,did nonbelief enter debates about religious liberty. Still, today every one of thefifty states has God written into its constitution, with eight requiring a belief inGod for holding public office. God is everywhere in American public life: on ourcurrency, in the Pledge of Allegiance, and in the national motto. R. LaurenceMoore and Isaac Kramnick explore both God’s omnipresence and the dramaticrise in nonbelievers that has led to an “atheist awakening” intent on holding thecountry to its secular principles.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Godless Citizens in a Godly Republic: Atheists in American Public Life. To get started finding Godless Citizens in a Godly Republic: Atheists in American Public Life, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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