Religious Freedom as a Human Right
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs. Electronic Journal, November 2001.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itdhr/1101/ijde/ijde1101.htm
The Roots of Religious Liberty
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs. Chapter 1 of 'Rights of the People: Individual Freedom and the Bill of Rights".
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/rightsof/roots.htm
Religious Liberty in the Modern Era
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs. Chapter 2 of "Rights of the People: Individual Freedom and the Bill of Rights."
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/rightsof/modern.htm
The Religious Landscape of the United States
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Society & Values, Volume 2, Number 1, March 1997. America's founding fathers argued that the guarantee of religious freedom was the only way that religion could flourish in the new nation. The effect of that reasoning, the way in which that guarantee has been interpreted, and the question of the religious orientation of American society are the focus of this issue of the electronic journal.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0397/ijse/ijse0397.htm
Religion and the Founding of the American Republic
Library of Congress. Based on objects in the Library's collections, this online exhibit explores the role religion played in the founding of the American colonies, in the shaping of early American life and politics, and in forming the American Republic.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/religion.html
Americans Struggle with Religion's Role at Home and Abroad
A survey jointly developed by the Pew Forum and the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, March 2002.
http://pewforum.org/publications/surveys/religion.pdf
American Religious History
U.S. Department of State. Currents in American Scholarship, by Catherine L. Albanese
December, 2002
http://exchanges.state.gov/education/amstudy/ReligionCAS.pdf
Religion on the Stump: Politics and Faith in America
A Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life Discussion
Pew Forum, October 2002
http://pewforum.org/publications/reports/stump.pdf
For Goodness Sake: Why so Many Want Religion to Play a Greater Role in American Life
Public Agenda, 2001. Based on a national random telephone survey of over 1,500 people.
http://www.publicagenda.org/research/research_reports_details.cfm?list=25
Separating Church and State:
Freedom of Religion
U.S. Department of State. Chapter 8 of "Portrait of America".
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/factover/ch8.htm
Muslim Life in America
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs. This pamphlet is a collection of stories, profiles, graphics, and more than 80 photographs that show Muslims living as part of mainstream American life.
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/muslimlife/
Facts About Muslims in America
Council of American Muslims for Understanding (CAMU), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State.
http://www.opendialogue.org/english/facts.html
New York Jewish History
An essay by Lance J. Sussman, Department of History, Binghamton University State University of New York, Binghamton, NY, New York State Archives.
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/researchroom/rr_pgc_jewish_essay.shtml
Jews in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/ppet/jews/page1.asp?secid=31
Quick Facts About The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church)
From the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints official website.
http://www.lds.org/newsroom/quickfacts/0,15325,3882-1,00.html