| Foreword | 9 | |
| Introduction | 12 | |
| Chapter 1 | The Early History of Religious Rights | |
| 1 | The Development of Church/State Separatism | 19 |
| 2 | The Constitution Created a Secular Government | 29 |
| 3 | The Founders Debated the Church/State Relationship | 35 |
| Chapter 2 | The Establishment Clause and the Supreme Court | |
| 1 | The Challenge of Interpreting the Establishment Clause | 47 |
| 2 | Prayer in Public Schools Is Held to Be Unconstitutional | 53 |
| 3 | The Supreme Court Strikes Down Bible Readings in Public Schools | 62 |
| 4 | The Supreme Court Was Wrong to Bar Religion from Public Schools | 75 |
| Chapter 3 | The Free-Exercise Clause and the Supreme Court | |
| 1 | Interpreting the Free-Exercise Clause: An Overview | 83 |
| 2 | The Government May Restrict Religious Practice | 92 |
| 3 | No Child May Be Coerced into Saying a Flag Pledge | 100 |
| Chapter 4 | Perspectives on Religious Freedom in America | |
| 1 | The Separation of Church and State Is Beneficial to Religion | 107 |
| 2 | The Supreme Court's Decisions on the Separation of Church and State Are Flawed | 111 |
| 3 | Americans Will Continue to Demand the Right to Religious Freedoms | 119 |
| Appendix | ||
| The Origins of the American Bill of Rights | 126 | |
| Supreme Court Cases Involving Freedom of Religion | 129 | |
| For Further Research | 136 | |
| Index | 139 |
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