Religion on trial: how Supreme Court trends threaten the freedom of conscience in America

Introduction

Powers, rights, and freedoms

Religious liberty and the freedom of conscience

The nineteenth century Supreme Court and "republican protestantism"

E unum pluribus: out of one, many

Separation of church and state expands

Three case studies: [abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality]

Regressivism on the Court: religious freedom on trial

Conclusion

Appendix 1: to the Honorable General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia a memorial and remonstrance ; Act for establishing religious freedom]

Appendix 2: separationist votes by U.S. Supreme Court justices since 1960.