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Stephen V. Monsma and J. Christopher Soper examine the historical roots and contemporary strategies of the different approaches each government has taken. Providing clarity on the little-understood, evolving relationship between church and state in the West, this book provides an invaluable comparative analysis of a topic that is increasingly a source of profound political and social conflict. 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The book also includes responses by diverse voices--an Orthodox Jew, a Roman Catholic, two evangelicals, two Islamic leaders, and an unbeliever who is a religious-freedom advocate--underscoring the importance of religious freedom for faith-based organizations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book explains how religious institutions caring for our communities risk losing their character as faith-based organizations. We have to protect the rights of everyone in our society if we are to protect the rights of anyone. An important book for our times.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eRichard Stearns\u003c\/b\u003e, president, World Vision US; author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hole in Our Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnfinished\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe next decade may very well see more ferocious--and hugely important--battles over religious freedom than at any time in recent years. 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