Abstract
This chapter considers debates in America over the role of religion in public life. In particular, it looks at controversies in Florida and Alabama over religious symbols in public places. It argues that these serve as a pointed reminder that America, when judged by European standards, is still a very religious country. It concludes that religion, in both the broad and narrower sense, never intrudes into public life because it is already there. Democracy moves forward not by excluding religious values or suppressing fundamental beliefs, but by risking the outcome of unrestricted debate.
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