The Churches and the Census.

The article focuses on the issue concerning the opposition of including the idea of asking one's religion in a census questionnaire in the U.S. It states that the American Jewish Committee believes that the government has no business probing into the religious affiliations of its citizens. In releva...

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Publicado en:America Magazine: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture Vol. 141; no. 5; pp. 94 - 96
Autor principal: Reese, Thomas J.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: America Media 9/1/1979
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Sumario:The article focuses on the issue concerning the opposition of including the idea of asking one's religion in a census questionnaire in the U.S. It states that the American Jewish Committee believes that the government has no business probing into the religious affiliations of its citizens. In relevance, the American Civil Liberties Union emphasizes that the question would be an unconstitutional invasion of the rights of privacy and religious freedom.