How America Moderates Religion

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How America Moderates Religion

What is the story of religious pluralism in America? Over time, and not without occasionally serious conflict, the wider American society comes to accept minority religious groups it initially finds quite threatening: Quakers, Catholics, Mormons, and others. These groups insist on their legal rights and, eventually, America lives up to its commitments to religious freedom and civic equality. A more tolerant, peaceful society results, a real achi…