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“Enforced religion breeds precisely what it most fears: rebellion against religion, cynicism about religion, skepticism about its claims, and, as a consequence, indifference at best or outright antipathy at worst.”

Quote by Langdon Brown Gilkey

Book:Creationism on Trial: Evolution and God at Little Rock

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Creationism on Trial: Evolution and God at Little Rock

'Creationism on Trial: Evolution and God at Little Rock' is a comprehensive examination of a landmark legal case that pitted creationism against the scientific theory of evolution in an American courtroom. The book provides an in-depth look at the trial's background, the arguments presented by both sides, and the broader implications of the case for American education and society. more

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Langdon Brown Gilkey

Langdon Brown Gilkey was a significant figure in the field of 【Identity Positioning】. Born on February 9, 1919, and passing away on November 19, 2004, his life was marked by exploration and contribution. His achievements and contributions in the field have left a lasting impact, and he is widely regarded as a pioneer in the field. more

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“Religion that is imposed upon its recipients turns out to engender either indifference or resentment. Most American religious leaders have recognized that persuasion is far more powerful than coercion when it comes to promoting one's religious views. . . . Not surprisingly, then, large numbers of religious leaders have supported the Supreme Court in its prayer decisions.”

Source: Finding time & other delicacies

“When the power, prestige and financial support of government is placed behind a particular religious belief, the indirect coercive pressure upon religious minorities to conform to the prevailing officially approved religion is plain.”

States Government Belief Church Religious Behinds Support Particular Pressure Financial Minorities Conform Approved Religious Belief Prestige Prevailing Indirect Financial Support

Author:Hugo Black

“[G]overnment endorsement . . . of religion . . . sends a message to nonadherents that they are outsiders, not full members of the political community, and an accompanying message to adherents that they are insiders, favored members of the political community.”

States Political Community Church Members Messages Outsiders Endorsements Insiders

Author:Sandra Day O'Connor

“[The proposed establishment] will have a . . . tendency to banish our Citizens. . . . To superadd a fresh motive to emigration by revoking the liberty which they now enjoy, would be the same species of folly which has dishonoured and depopulated flourishing kingdoms.”

States Would Be Enjoy Church Liberty Citizens Species Kingdoms Tendencies Motive Folly Establishment Flourishing Emigration

Book:Selected Writings of James Madison

Source: Selected Writings of James Madison

“To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical; . . . even the forcing him to support this or that teacher of his own religious persuasion, is depriving him of the comfortable liberty of giving his contributions to the particular pastor whose morals he would make his pattern. . . .”

Source: Jefferson: Political Writings

“By operating independently of government aid, the churches . . . avoid the resentment of those who do not want to be forced to contribute to churches to which they do not belong and of their own members who do not welcome being forced to contribute through government taxation.”

Want States Government Church Members Aids Welcome Resentment Taxation Government Aid

Book:Confronting church and state: memoirs of an activist

Source: Confronting church and state: memoirs of an activist

“The state, frankly, could care less. Historically, the state has been able to use any religious point of view for its own ends. . . . The examples of government misusing religion are endless.”

Has Beens Ends States Use Government Care Able Church Religious Views Example Point Of View Endless Could Care Less

Author:Peter McWilliams

“The Establishment Clause stands as an expression of principle on the part of the Founders of our Constitution that religion is too personal, too sacred, too holy, to permit its 'unhallowed perversion' by a civil magistrate.”

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Author:Hugo Black

“[R]eligion cannot share the material strength of the rulers without being burdened with some of the animosity roused against them.”

States Church Share Materials Rulers Animosity

Book:Democracy in America

Source: Democracy in America

“European Christianity has allowed itself to be intimately united with the powers of this world. Now that these powers are falling, it is as if it were buried under their ruins.”

Ifs World States Fall Church United Christianity This World Ruins Buried

Book:Democracy in America

Source: Democracy in America