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"...religious establishment not religious freedom was the norm in colonial America. (Religious Pluralism in the United States)
An example that can be given is the influence of other cultural and religious beliefs in the country, such as the arrival of thousands of Russian Jews who fled to the United States from 1882 to 1924 to avoid persecution. This led in many case to the emergence of anti-Semitism in area of the country. (Religious Pluralism in the United States)
However, despite historical facts that tend to question the authenticity of religious freedom in the Untied States, many commentators and scholars refer to the long tradition of the acceptance of different regions and religious groupings in the United States. "American citizens span the spectrum from evangelical Christians to ardent atheists; from observant Muslims to secular and orthodox Jews. Ethnically, American citizens include Mexican-Americans, African-Americans, Puerto Rican Americans, European-Americans, Russian-Americans, and many other ethnicities" (Democracy in America Revisited-- Defining America's Current Political Identity)
In conclusion, we live in a complex world and a complex society, where there are many differing and opposing views about reality and...
One commentator refers to the "complex narrative" of modern America and this does not exclude incidents and periods of religious intolerance in the history of the United States. (Democracy in America Revisited -- Defining America's Current Political Identity) However, in general terms the United States is open and tolerant of these diverse religious views and can be characterized as being a society that accepts a plurality of religious views.
References
Jelen T.G. (2007)the Constitutional Basis of Religious Pluralism in the United
States: Causes and Consequences. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 612 (1), pp. 26-41. Retrieved May 27, 2008, at http://ann.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/612/1/26?rss=1
Religious Pluralism in the United States. Retrieved May 27, 2008, at http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:sngMvohvkgcJ:www.bc.edu/centers/boisi/meta-elements/pdf/bc_papers/BCP-Pluralism.pdf+religious+pluralism+and+UNited+States&l=en&t=clnk&d=6&l=uk
Democracy in America Revisited-- Defining America's Current Political Identity.
Retrieved May 27, 2008, at http://www.pascalsview.com/pascalsview/religious_pluralism/index.html
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