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Freedom of Religion

Our Basic Freedoms: Freedom of Religion


In the mid-1600s, the notion of freedom of religion was considered a dangerous one, possibly even a treasonous one. Just over one hundred years later, it was embraced in the United States as a fundamental human right. Joyce Haworth presents the challenging, sometimes raucous story of that transformation.


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