Phil Donahue on Jehovah's Witnesses, Gobitis, and Barnette
Phil Donahue comments on the brutality Jehovah's Witnesses endured to remain true to their religious beliefs, as well as Justice Jackson's resounding message on the orthodoxy and "compulsory unification of opinion" and expression and he expands on his personal admiration for the degree of loyalty to one's parents and religious convictions. "What's American to you? What's courage to you?" Do we, as Americans, admire courage and loyalty enough to respect the opinion of the minority?
Is religion dying in America?
The Internet and the availability of information, among other factors, are contributing to a decline in those who consider themselves religious. Is religion incompatible with the digital age? Can religion sustain the injuries caused by an increasing diversification of opinions and beliefs?
Freedom of Religion
http://www.illinoisfirstamendmentcenter.com/religion.php
Objective coverage of church-state and religious liberty developments, with extensive links to primary sources
http://religionclause.blogspot.com/
Introduction to the Establishment Clause
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/estabinto.htm
Understanding the First Amendment's Religion Clauses
http://www.firstprinciplesjournal.com/articles.aspx?article=1485
Original Intent: The Meaning of the Religion Clauses
http://www.nrla.com/article/80/academic-resources/history-s-lessons/original-intent-the-meaning-of-the-religion-clauses
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