This seminar will take place online via Zoom.

It is one of the great American paradoxes: few countries have a stricter separation of church and state than the USA, yet religion pervades both public life and politics to a degree unknown in most other democracies. This seminar will examine the historical and political dimensions of church and state in the US, with a focus on the development and effects of religious diversity in America as well the political controversies driven by religious issues such as contraception, abortion, school prayer, teaching evolution, and same-sex marriage. Political satire will help bring a sense of humor to these otherwise serious topics.

Schedule:
09:00 The Founding Fathers, the First Amendment, and Jefferson's "Wall of Separation"
09:45 Religious Diversity in America
10:45 Coffee Break
11:15 The Supreme Court and Religious Issues
12:00 The Religious is Political - The Emergence of Religious Conservatism
13:00 Open Discussion
14:00 End

Registration fee: € 10. Active participation is possible in-person or digitally.

Please register via our registration form (below) or online via FIBS.
FIBS: Stiftung Bayerisches Amerikahaus gGmbH

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