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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Published in:America Magazine: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture Vol. 141; no. 5; pp. 94 - 96
Main Author: Reese, Thomas J.
Format: Article
Published: America Media 9/1/1979
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