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America’s founding promise of religious freedom has long coexisted with prejudice, even as many Christians have worked to confront it

  • Written by David Mislin, Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
imageStudent artwork on display at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2019, marks the one-year anniversary of the attack.AP Photo/Keith Srakocic

As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its independence, old questions have returned about who belongs and whose religious practices are truly protected in the country.

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