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Williamsburg Charter Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1988
The religious liberty clauses of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States are the most important political decision for religious liberty and public justice in history. Two hundred years after their enactment, they stand out boldly in a century darkened by state repression and sectarian conflict. The controversy now surrounding…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law
Williamsburg Charter Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1988
The Williamsburg Charter is a celebration and reaffirmation of the religious liberty, or freedom of conscience, granted by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. It was drafted and signed by more that 150 national leaders and presented to the nation on June 25, 1988, the 200th anniversary of Virginia's call for a bill of rights.…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Freedom of Speech
Peer reviewedUrofsky, Melvin I. – OAH Magazine of History, 1990
Observes the U.S. Supreme Court rulings on religion have been fairly consistent, but controversies arise from judicial interpretations of the Constitution's religious clauses. Traces history and development of major court decisions and religious issue rulings for both the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses. States religion in public schools…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction
