Religion and Law in American Society

On websites

Websites are only as useful as their creators permit them to be.  On controversial issues (like church-state relations), site authors often use their work as a politial pulpit.  Activist organizations, regardless of their position, are apt to spin the content on their sites to fit their views.  While their websites are sometimes useful for gauging public opinion, they often misrepresent the meaning facts for political effect.  Information from websites with a strong political affilitiation should be scrutinized heavily for accuracy.

Selected sites on the open web

• FindLaw, http://www.findlaw.com/
  Repository of legal information on a variety of subjects for interested members of the public and legal professionals.  Particularly useful for finding federal and case law (see Primary Sources).
• WestLaw, http://www.westlaw.com/
  Premium legal database for bodies of law not readily available on the open Internet.
• The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, http://www.iep.utm.edu/
  An alphabetically indexed resource on the writings of hundreds of philosophers, including political philosophers who influenced the formation of American government.
• LLRX, http://www.llrx.com/
  A collection of articles on law and technology for interested professionals in relevant fields.
• Religion and the Founding of the American Republic, http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/
  Library of Congress exihibition on the history of religion in the colonies and early United States.
• Religious Liberty Archive, http://www.churchstatelaw.com/
  Repository of information on current church-state law on all levels of American government.