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  French Laïcité: What Does It Stand for?

  March 5, 2013 / Lectures Live

  The French notion of laïcité, which regulates ostentatious public displays or expressions of religion, is one of the classical models. Even so, it is misunderstood both in France and outside of it. In this interview, two of the preeminent architects of modern laïcité, Jean Baubérot and Henri Peña-Ruiz, discuss how they understand this complex concept with Dr. Sarah Fainberg as part of the February 2013 “Secularism on the Edge” conference. Their conversation ranges from explorations of the theoretical to practical, [...]

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  America: A Christian Nation or a Secular Nation?

  March 5, 2013 / Lectures Live

  On February 20-22, 2013, the Program for Jewish Civilization held an international conference on secularism in the United States, France, and Israel. In the opening event of the “Secularism on the Edge” conference, Professor John Fea of Messiah College discusses his historical research on the development of church-state relations in the United States. By examining documents such as the Declaration of Independence, Treaty of Tripoli, and Constitution of the Confederate States of America, Dr. Fea and Jacques Berlinerblau of Georgetown [...]

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  The Reverend Barry Lynn on Separation of Church and State

  March 5, 2010 / Faith Complex

  “Whether there is a God or not, we want the government of the United States to be secular,” asserts the Reverend Barry Lynn. As Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, an organization dedicated to upholding and defending that Constitutional principle, Reverend Lynn has championed secular government as a defender of religious freedom for twenty years. Being an ordained minister, he occupies a unique position in the battle to disentangle religion and politics. In this Faith [...]

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