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.

Freedom of religion--United States.

Freedom of religion.

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

Religious minorities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Beacon Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

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. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Prologue to a Road Trip

1. Hasidic Hullabaloo: Destination New York State

2. Santeria Skirmish: Destination South Florida

3. Amish Agitation: Destination the Cheese State

4. Religious Display: Ruckus Destination Austin

5. Senate Prayer Suspicion: Destination the Nation's Capital

6. Funding Religion Fracas: Destination Cleveland

7. Ball-field Prayer Brouhaha: Destination East Texas

8. Creationism Commotion: Destination Kentucky

A European Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Notes.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-8070-9734-9

OCLC:

436442860