Holy hullabaloos : a road trip to the battlegrounds of the church/state wars / Jay Wexler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wexler, Jay, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church and state--United States.

Church and state.

Religious minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.

Religious minorities.

United States.

Freedom of religion--United States.

Freedom of religion.

Religious minorities--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Physical Description:

xvii, 251 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Beacon Press, 2009.

Summary:

After ten years spent riddling over the intricacies of church/state law from the ivory tower, law professor Jay Wexler decided it was high time to hit the road to learn what really happened in some of the most controversial Supreme Court cases involving this hot-button issue. In Holy Hullabaloos, he takes us along for the ride, crossing the country to meet the people and visit the places responsible for landmark decisions in recent judicial history, from a high school football field where fans once recited prayers before kickoff to a Santeria church notorious for animal sacrifice, from a publicly funded Muslim school to a creationist museum. Wexler's no-holds-barred approach to investigating famous church/state brouhahas is as funny as it is informative.

Contents:

Prologue to a road trip

Hasidic hulabaloo : destination New York State

Santeria skirmish : destination South Florida

Amish agitation : destination the cheese state

Religious display ruckus : destination Austin

Senate prayer suspicion : destination the nation's capital

Funding religion fracas : destination Cleveland

Ball-field prayer brouhaha : destination east Texas

Creationism commotion : destination Kentucky

A European epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780807000441

0807000442

OCLC:

264006310