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Constitutional Debate, Postwar Politics (>1783), Religion September 2, 2019 September 2, 2019

America’s Revolution Against Toleration: The Rise of True Religious Liberty

by Brian Patrick O'Malley

In 1793, a widely circulated American editorial observed, “A few years ago, to say of any man that he was ‘a friend to toleration,’…

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Features, Memorials, Myths and Legends, Religion October 15, 2018 October 14, 2018

Revisiting the Prayer at Valley Forge

by Blake McGready

When George Washington died in 1799, partisan infighting and international crises threatened the survival of the American experiment. Many Americans believed in Washington’s unique…

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