Surf these sites: A Little Bit of Inquisition -- Subtitle: (And They Called It America) How would you react if your State government required the Witches Rede to be mounted in your child''s classroom? Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights -- Fights anti-Catholicism and is the U.S.''s largest Catholic civil rights organization. Web site contains articles on conflicts between government and the Catholic Church and/or individual Catholics. Children’s Healthcare Is a Legal Duty -- A nonprofit national organization established in 1983 to protect children from abusive religious and cultural practices, especially religion-based medical neglect. CHILD opposes religious exemptions from duties of care for children. Church and State -- Article from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism explaining that faith''s position on church-state relations. Church-State Academic Papers -- Political science papers dealing with the relationship of church and state, and religious liberty. Congress Again Attempts to Legislate Religious Freedom -- After having its Religious Freedom Restoration Act declared an unconstitutional excercise of legislative power in 1997, Congress tries again with the Religious Liberty Protection Act of 1999. Dignitatis Humanae (Declaration on Religious Freedom) -- Second Vatican Council document stating the Catholic Church''s official position on religious freedom. Doctrinal Errors of Dignitatis Humanae, The -- A group of self-described traditional Catholics take issue with the Second Vatican Council''s teachings on religious freedom. Earth Religions Assistance -- Index of resources for practitioners of Earth religions who are experiencing religious discrimination. Eastern Philadelphia Organizing Project -- The mission is to develop community leaders who can act on their values and their faith to create concrete changes and improve their neighborhoods for all. First Amendment Cyber-Tribune: Religious Liberty -- List of links to primary sources, mostly U.S. Government documents and historical essays. Freedom of Religion -- An overall view of religious liberty as defined by U.S. Supreme Court cases. International Coalition for Religious Freedom -- A non-profit, non-sectarian, educational organization dedicated to defending the religious freedom of all, regardless of creed, gender or ethnic origin. J. M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies, Baylor University -- Very informative site focused on church-state relations in the United States and around the world. Back issues of the Institute''s "Journal of Church and State" are available for browsing. Also contains a comprehensive list of links to online resources, including primary source material. Lady Liberty League -- A national and global referral and information exchange network of Pagan religious freedom activists. National Committee For Amish Religious Freedom -- Founded in 1967 at the University of Chicago for the purpose of preserving the religious liberty of the Old Order Amish (and related Anabaptist groups, including Mennonites) -- and hence religious liberty for all. Nonbeliever Antidiscrimination Project -- Discusses theistic oaths for public office holders, mandated participation in religious substance abuse programs, Boy Scouts of America policy mandating theistic oath and statement of religious principle, and veterans'' organizations religious membership restrictions. Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance -- 650+ essays on belief systems, well organized. They neither support nor attack, but attempt to be inclusive of all sides of the issues covered. Religion and Politics -- Interesting essay which clarifies the difference between "the question of religion and politics" and "the question of church and state". Religious Freedom Home Page, The -- Non-denominational information about religious liberty in the U.S. and other nations. Religious Liberty in America: Crossroads or Crisis? -- This 1993 conference, sponsored by the First Amendment Center, featured panel discussions on four topics: Religious Liberty Principles, Religion and Politics in the Culture Wars, Religion and the Public Schools, and Minority Religious Practices. The conference report provides a good overview of the variety of opinion on these topics. Witches'' Voice White Pages, The -- A list of legal reference documents and form letters that witches can use in their local fights for religious freedom. Includes references for Australia, Canada, the United States, and a few individual states.
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