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Presents information on the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the 1990 religious case Employment Division versus Smith on religious freedom exercise in the U.S. History of the court decision on Employment Division versus Smith case; Influence of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and its ability to counteract the decision; Potential effects of the court decision on religious involvement and plurality in the U.S.

Editorial. Focuses on the unprecedented growth in religious pluralism in America in the last half of the 20th century. Free expression of religious faith; Constitutional mandate on a secular state; Desire to subdue differences; Call for a return to Christian America.

Expounds John Courtney Murray's argument that the cohesiveness of decentralized religious pluralism is caused by an ethical core inherent in natural law. Murray's concepts on civil discourse and political pluralism; Impact of pluralism on the Catholic church; Pluralism's social and economic underpinnings; Classifications of institutional functions.