Barton, David,  1954- <br/><br/>
Original intent :  the courts, the Constitution & religion / 
David Barton. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - Aledo, TX :  WallBuilder Press,  2002. 
 - 534 pages ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-513) and index. 
<br/><br/>Religion and the courts -- Religion and the Constitution -- The misleading metaphor -- The judicial evidence -- The historical evidence -- The religious nature of the founding fathers -- Safeguarding original intent -- Rewriting original intent -- Ignoring original intent -- The court's selective use of history -- Establishing the American philosophy of government -- A changing standard : toward a new constitution? -- A constitution in a state of flux -- Identifying the spirit of the Constitution -- Maintaining constitutional integrity -- Revisionism : a willing accomplice -- Religion and morality : the indispensable supports -- Returning to original intent. 
<br/><br/> Reveals how the United States Supreme Court has reinterpreted the Constitution, diluting the principles upon which it was based. Allows the Founding Fathers to speak for themselves by relying on thousands of primary sources. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0925279501 9780925279507 0925279757 9780925279750 9781932225266 1932225269 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>96137814  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Supreme Court. <br/>United States. 1st Amendment.  Constitution. <br/>United States. Supreme Court. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Constitution (United States)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Constitutional history--Sources.--United States<br/>Constitutional law--United States.<br/>Freedom of religion--History.--United States<br/>Religion and state--History.--United States<br/>Constitutional history.<br/>Constitutional law.<br/>Freedom of religion.<br/>Religion and state.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.<br/>Sources.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF 4552  / .B37 2000 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>342.73