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CIAO DATE: 07/05

America Passes the Religious Test

On the Issue
December 2004

James Q. Wilson

The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

Abstract

Contemporary concerns about the influence of religion in U.S. politics tend to ignore the significant contributions made by religion in shaping American democracy. Pluralism of sects explains why religion has been so important in U.S. history and continues to thrive in America.

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