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Academic Political Science Papers on Church-State Issues - examining religious liberty, the separation of church and state, the establishment clause, school prayer and other issues.

American Genesis - study of the biblidal concepts related to American law and first constitutions.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State

Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs - offers information resources on church-state and establishment clause issues.

Baylor University - Church-State Studies - dedicated to the study of church-state relations and religious liberty in a university setting. Publisher of the only academic journal dedicated to church-state relations.

Culture Wars 101 - objective, online tour of the American culture wars over abortion, homosexuality, the separation of church and state and more. News stories are added daily.

EagleCross Alliance - Christian political organization dedicated to returning our government to the Biblical values and principles upon which it was founded.

Freedom From Religion Foundation - works to keep state and church separate and to educate the public about the views of nontheists.

Government vs. Religion in the United States - from the Ontario Center for Religious Tolerance.

Interfaith Working Group--Congregations, Religious Organizations and clergy advocating gay rights, reproductive freedom and the separation of church and state.

Intolerance Expo '97 - about the controversy over Etowah County Judge Roy Moore's refusal to cease opening court sessions with prayer and other issues of separation of church and state.

Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - church and state information services.

Mainstream Coalition - non-partisan consortium of community, business, political, and religious leaders.

National Secular Society - Britain's secular organisation, campaigning for the separation of Church and State.

National Sunday Law

Religion in Politics (ISRP) - dedicated to the analysis, study and dissemination of info relating to the intrusion of religion in politics.

Separation of Church and State - explaining and defending the constitutional principle.

Should the Church of England be Disestablished? - a defence of the "indissoluble union".

Spirituality and Politics - site dedicated to the continuing pursuits of combining the common virtues of all major religions with public policy.

Theonomy & Theocracy - a biweekly journal refuting Christian Reconstructionism, dominion theology, and theonomy.

Web Directory: Social issues and religious opinion - web resources related to gay rights, reproductive freedom, separation of church and state, and the diversity of religious opinion.

Zealot Watch - an information exchange about evangelical Christian activism in British politics.

Freedom of Religion

American Center for Law and Justice - engages in litigation, provides legal services, and supports attorneys who are involved in fighting the erosion of religious and civil liberties.

Becket Fund For Religious Liberty
First Amendment Cyber Tribune: Religious Liberty

Focal Points - Law and Religion - from the Emory University School of Law.

Freedom Forum - Religion

International Coalition for Religious Freedom - features a country by country report, monthly newsletter, and other articles.

Liberty Counsel - a nonprofit civil liberties education and legal defense organization established to preserve religious freedom.

Religious Freedom - non-denominational site providing historical background and access to established laws that protect the right to religious freedom.

Religious Freedom [religious-freedom.org] - non-denominational information about religious liberty in U.S. and other nations.

Religious Freedom Restoraction Act of 1993

Religious Liberty Issues - from People For the American Way.

Rutherford Institute - nonprofit, legal and educational organization that specializing in the defense of religious liberty and human rights.

Web Directory: Religious Liberty

Religion in Public Schools

Debate Over Religion in Public Schools - explores both sides of the issue.
Finding Common Ground - A First Amendment Guide to Religion and Public Education.

Issue of the Week: Religion in Public Schools
Parent's Guide to Religion in the Public Schools - explores a variety of issues, including religious holidays, clubs, distribution of literature, and more.

Religious Expression in Public Schools - tracks issues and current events.

Religious Liberty, Public Education, and the Future of American Democracy - statement of principles from the First Amendment Center.

Secretary's Statement on Religious Expression - from the United States Department of Education.
Freedom of Religion: School Prayer
10 Reasons for Voluntary School Prayer

Activist's Corner: School Prayer - includes court decisions, news, and position papers.

Case Against Government-Sponsored Prayer, The - asks if school prayer is needed, whether it's Constitutional, and whether a school-prayer amendment would work.

Case Against School Prayer, The

Prayer in Schools

Prayer in the Public Schools - things to consider about prayer.

Pro and Con: School Prayer

Religion In The Public Schools: A Joint Statement Of Current Law - from the Christian Legal Society.

Religious Action Center: School Prayer - from the Religious Action Center.

Religious Expression in Public Schools: - explores the issue of student-led prayers at public high school graduation ceremonies.

Religious Expression in Schools - law and policy, interest groups, viewpoints, and more.

School Prayer and Religious Liberty - from Concerned Women for America.

School Prayer Bibliography - from the First Amendment Center.

School Prayer Decision - commemorative reprint of the Supreme Court's opinion, provided by American Atheists.

School Prayer: A Dividing Line of American Values - includes pro- and anti-prayer views.

School Prayer: Abington v. Schempp (1963)

School Prayer: When God is Not Enough - two-part essay.

Freedom of Religion: 1st Amendment Links

First Amendment Cyber-Tribune
First Amendment News

Free Expression Clearinghouse - established to counter attacks on the First Amendment right to free expression.
Freedom Forum - First Amendment - an interactive museum of news.

Goodale on First Amendment and Press Freedom - James C. Goodale served as general counsel to The New York Times when the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the Times could continue to publish the then-classified Pentagon Papers.

Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, The - In the courts, and through programs in the arts and education, the Center seeks to safeguard the First Amendment guarantees of free speech and press.

Web Directory: Ed Flixman's Free Speech Links

Would the Real First Amendment Please Stand Up? - online version of a book detailing the "fine print" of the First Amendment; includes footnotes, charts and diagrams.

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