AMERICAN LANDSCAPE

With James Madison’s wise counsel, the American Founders created a system of government fashioned to meet the needs of a religiously plural society. As Madison originally saw it, this pluralism would help protect society from religious tyranny. But questions about it remain. Today as the country realizes an unprecedented level of religious diversity, Americans wonder whether the differences among them are a true source of strength or a danger to the very fabric of the society in which they live. Members of the United States Supreme Court openly disagree over the level of religiosity that can be safely accommodated in