Religious Liberty at the Founding
We the People
The Origins of the Religion Clauses
Philip Klein: The original meaning of the establishment clause was to protect state authority. But there was another purpose, he says; it was to prevent the national government from making an establishment. It's complicated for matters of contemporary jurisprudence because of the doctrine of incorporation, writes Klein.
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