INTERNET SITES ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
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Academic Info: Religion Gateway
Independent directory of links to a universe of sites associated with the study and practice of religions.
Quotations that support the U.S. history of religious liberty. The Establishment Clause and Public Schools
Legal Bulletin from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on the U.S. Constitution's first amendment. Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: Free Exercise of Religion
Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: Introduction to the Establishment Clause
Maintained by the University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, these sites were created for use by law students and others interested in understanding the U.S. Constitution. FindLaw: U.S. Constitution: First Amendment
A compilation of resources on the First Amendment includes an overview, case histories, articles, analyses and interpretations of the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of religious freedom. International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
Public Law 105-292 enacted by the U.S. Congress to express U.S. foreign policy with respect to, and to strengthen U.S. advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted in foreign countries on account of religion. Introduction to the Theory of Religious Freedom
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) lecture on the major controversies about interpretation of the free exercise clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Pluralism Project
Developed by Dr. Diana L. Eck at Harvard University to study and document the growing religious diversity of the United States, with a special view to its new immigrant religious communities. Religion in Politics: A Complicated Landscape
Links to speeches and interviews by politicians on the topic of religious faith, from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. The Religious Freedom Page
A collection of historical documents, constitutions, laws, court decisions, information about religious freedom organizations and a broad array of information pertinent to exploring religious freedom in every nation, from faculty at the University of Virginia. Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993
U.S. House of Representatives resolution "to protect the free exercise of religion." UNESCO MOST Clearinghouse on Religious Diversity
Links to conventions and declarations on religious rights, national constitutions, journal articles and bibliographic resources. U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor:
Office of International Religious Freedom
Links to fact sheets, legislation, and present and archived issues of the State Department's Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)
Access to reports, congressional hearings and testimony, press releases and country information.
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