Contains twenty-two essays that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to civil liberties, discussing freedom of expression, the separation of church and state, technology and privacy, and the war on terrorism.
Examines the different roles played by church and state in considerations of religion throughout the history of the United States, beginning with concerns of the original colonists through the current debate about religion in schools.
Points out that although a 1962 Supreme Court case ruling declared official prayers in public schools to be unconstitutional, the separation of church and state remains an issue.
