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Michael Meyerson, the Wilson H. Elkins Professor of Law and Piper & Marbury Faculty Fellow at the University of Baltimore School of Law, is the author of "Endowed by Our Creator: The Birth of Religious Freedom in America " (Yale: 2012). For more information on Michael and his upcoming book, please visit his website, http://www.michaelmeyerson.com/, or connect with him on Facebook.

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Blog Entries by Michael Meyerson

The Temple of Hercules Industries, Inc.

(48) Comments | Posted August 15, 2012 | 1:22 PM

It was one thing for the Supreme Court to declare that private, for-profit corporations have a Constitutional right to speak. But recently, a Federal District Judge in Colorado went significantly further in anthropomorphizing corporations by issuing a ruling based on the premise that for-profit corporations also have the ability to...

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In the Beginning: Religious Freedom in the Country's Founding Moments

(285) Comments | Posted July 4, 2012 | 8:22 AM

Our collective understanding of the framers' view of the appropriate relationship between religion and government has been clouded by the divisive nature of contemporary politics. On one side are those who say history counsels against any governmental acknowledgement of religion. Challenging them are those arguing that the same history endorses...

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Thou Shalt Not Divide

(2) Comments | Posted May 24, 2012 | 2:05 PM

In his latest attempt to appeal to evangelical voters, Mitt Romney missed an opportunity to remind his audience of the true meaning of religious pluralism in America.

Romney spoke at commencement ceremonies at Liberty University, the school that describes itself as, "the largest Christian university in the world." In describing...

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The History of Religious Bigotry and the American Voter

(94) Comments | Posted November 19, 2011 | 2:00 AM

Robert Jeffress, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, explained why he urged fellow evangelicals to support Gov. Rick Perry over Mitt Romney, whom Jeffress termed "a non-Christian" due to his Mormon faith. Jeffress quoted John Jay, the first chief justice of the Supreme Court and co-author...

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