A Solution to the Church State Problem in America

Church-state issues in the United States have reached a crisis. Headlines continue to swirl around religiously charged issues such as teaching intelligent design in schools, the nomination of Judge Roberts to the Supreme Court, government display of the Ten Commandments, and the abortion issue. Add to this mix the importance of "value voters" in the most recent presidential election.

Today more than ever, ours is a religiously diverse society: Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist as well as Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish. And yet more than ever, committed Christians are making themselves felt in politics and culture. What are the implications of this paradox? What is a solution to this growing and vexing problem?

To answer these questions, New America will host a discussion featuring Noah Feldman, Fellow at the New America Foundation, and his recently published book, Divided By God: America's Church-State Problem