Religion

[1] Washington, George. “First Inaugural Address.” Presidential Inauguration. Federal Building, New York, NY. 30 Apr. 1789. Address.

[2] Curry, James A. The American Constitutional Experience: Selected Readings & Supreme Court Opinions. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Pub., 2005.

[3] Quoted in Stafford, Tim. “The Business of the Kingdom.” Christianity Today. 15 Nov. 1999: 42-50.

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[9]Tocqueville, Alexis De, and J. P. Mayer. Democracy in America. New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1988. 292.

[10] Zorach v. Clauson. United States Supreme Court. 28 Apr. 1952.

[11] Stoll, Ira. Samuel Adams: a Life. New York: Free, 2008. 201.

[12] Quoted in Huntington, Samuel P. Who Are We?: The Challenges to America’s National Identity. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. 84.

[13] Lewis, C. S. Mere Christianity. London: Harper Collins, 2001.

[14] Samuel P. Who Are We?: The Challenges to America’s National Identity. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. 82.

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[17] Newport, Frank. “Four in 10 Americans Believe in Strict Creationism.” Gallup.com. Gallup, Inc., 17 Dec. 2010. Web. 14 Aug. 2011. <http://www.gallup.com/poll/ 145286/four-americans-believe-strict-creationism.aspx>.

[18] Quoted in Samuel P. Who Are We?: The Challenges to America’s National Identity. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. 104

[19] Freedman, David H. “Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science.” The Atlantic. Nov. 2010: 76-84.

[20] Williams, Roger. The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution: for Cause of Conscience Discussed in a Confidence between Truth and Peace. London, 1644.

[21] De Tocqueville, Alexis. Democracy in America. Trans. George Lawrence. Ed. J. P. Mayer. New York: HarperPerennial, 1969.

[22] Quoted in Johnson, Paul. A History of the American People. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1998. 967.

[23] Maher, Bill. But I’m Not Wrong. HBO. 13 Feb. 2010. Television.

[24] Shorto, Russell. Descartes’ Bones. New York: Vintage Books, 2008.

[25] Thoreau, Henry David. Walden and Civil Disobedience. Nashville, TN: American Renaissance, 2010.

[26] Washington, George. “Thanksgiving Proclamation.” 3 Oct. 1789. Address.

[27] Lincoln, Abraham. “Thanksgiving Proclamation.” Wahsington, D.C. 3 Oct. 1863. Address.

[28] Franklin, Benjamin, and J. A. Leo Lemay. Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings: Letters from London, 1757-1775, Paris, 1776-1785, Philadelphia, 1785-1790, Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1733-1758, the Autobiography. New York: Library of America, 1997. 407-408.

[29] Tocqueville, Alexis De, and J. P. Mayer. Democracy in America. New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1988. 45.

[30] Hamilton, Alexander. Alexander Hamilton: Writings. New York: Library of America, 2001. 862-863.

[31] Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “American Civilization.” The Atlantic Monthly 9.54 (1862): 502-11.

[32] Seldes, George. The Great Thoughts. New York: Ballantine, 1996.

[33] Mapp, Alf J. Thomas Jefferson : Passionate Pilgrim, the Presidency, the Founding of the University, and the Private Battle. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publlishers, 2008.

[34] Jefferson, Thomas, “Second Inaugural Address.” Presidential Inauguration. Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. 4 Mar. 1801. Address.

[35] Kilpatrick, James J. “Abortion a Matter for Theologians.” Washington Star. 1976.

[36] Quoted in Doyle, Michael, “’In God We Trust’ Challenged Again.” Kansas City Star. 13 Jan. 2011: A3.

[37] Polk, James K. “Inaugural Address.” Presidential Inauguration. U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. 4 Mar. 1845. Address.

[38] Quoted in Samuel P. Who Are We?: The Challenges to America’s National Identity. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. 98.

[39] Adams, John. “Inaugural Address.” Presidential Inauguration. Congress Hall, Philadelphia, PA. 4 Mar. 1797. Address.

[40] The Mayflower Compact

[41] Federer, William J. America’s God and Country: Encyclopedia of Quotations. Coppell, TX: Fame, 1994.

[42] Cannato, Vincent J. American Passage: the History of Ellis Island. New York: Harper Perennial, 2010. 308.

[43] Quoted in Samuel P. Who Are We?: The Challenges to America’s National Identity. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. 84.

[44] Obama, Barack. “Joint Press Availability With President Obama And President Gul Of Turkey.” Whitehouse.gov. The White House, 6 Apr. 2009. Web. 25 Aug. 2011. <http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/joint-press-availability-with-president-obama-and-president-gul-turkey>.

[45] Obama, Barack. “Joint Press Availability With President Obama And President Gul Of Turkey.” Whitehouse.gov. The White House, 6 Apr. 2009. Web. 25 Aug. 2011. <http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/joint-press-availability-with-president-obama-and-president-gul-turkey>.

[46] The Biblical Book of Galatians, Chapter 5 Verse 1.

[47] Tocqueville, Alexis De, and J. P. Mayer. Democracy in America. New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1988. 291, 293.

[48] The Biblical Book of Matthew, Chapter 5 Verse 44

[49] Coolidge, Calvin. “Inaugural Address.” Presidential Inauguration. U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. 4 Mar. 1925. Address.

[50] As quoted in Stoll, Ira. Samuel Adams: a Life. New York: Free, 2008. 182.

[51] “Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Bible-Based Legacy.” Bible Society Record (1969).

[52] Lincoln, Abraham. “First Inaugural Address.” Presidential Inauguration. U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. 4 Mar. 1861. Address.

[53] See Lewis, Bernard. What Went Wrong?: Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2002.

[54] Jefferson, Thomas, and John P. Kaminski. The Quotable Jefferson. Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 2006. 356-357.

[55] From the Biblical Book of Matthew, Chapter 12 Verse 17

[56] Goodman, Edward C. The Forbes Book of Business Quotations: 10,000 Thoughts on the Business of Life. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, 2006.

[57] Robertson, Pat. Courting Disaster: How the Supreme Court Is Usurping the Power of Congress and the People. Nashville: Integrity, 2004.

[58] Quoted in Samuel P. Who Are We?: The Challenges to America’s National Identity. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. 98.

[59] Johnson, Paul. A History of Christianity. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995.

[60] Tocqueville, Alexis De, and J. P. Mayer. Democracy in America. New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1988. 432.

[61] “Thoughts on the Business of Life.” Forbes. 20 Jun. 2005: 176.

[62] Diener, Paul W. Religion & Morality: An Introduction. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 1997.

[63] Smith, Gary Scott. Faith and the Presidency: from George Washington to George W. Bush. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2006.

[64] Jefferson, Thomas, “First Inaugural Address.” Presidential Inauguration. U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. 4 Mar. 1801. Address.

[65] Johnson, Paul. A History of the American People. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1997. 117.

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[67] D’Souza, Dinesh. “Created Equal: How Christianity Shaped the West.” Imprimis 37.11 (Nov. 2008).

[68] Franklin, Benjamin. “Speech to the Constitutional Convention.” Constitutional Convention. Pennsylvania State House, Philadelphia. 17 June 1787. Speech.

[69] Seldes, George. The Great Thoughts. New York: Ballantine, 1996.

[70] Klein, Joe. “The Values Gap.” Time.com. Time, Inc., 13 Nov. 2004. Web. 18 Aug. 2011. <http://www.time.com/time/columnist/klein/article/0,9565,782067,00.html>.

[71] Van Biema, David and Jeff Israely. “The American Pope.” Time. 14 Apr. 2008: 46-50.