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Published in the United States of America. 2009 First Amendment Center Publication No. 271.08-FAC | 07/09 | Produced for the Web | © 2009 Freedom Forum Living With our deepest differences: religious Liberty in a pluralistic society teacher’s resource Lesson plans originaL edition by: Michael d. cassity os guinness charles c. haynes John seel timothy L. smith oliver s. thomas neW edition revised and edited by: shaun Mcfall charles c. haynes contents introduction............................................................................................................................................................................................6 A New Opportunity for Teaching Religious Liberty ............................................................................................................................ 6 Using the Lessons ................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Presentation .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Three Introductory Questions .............................................................................................................................................................. 9 The Big Ideas .......................................................................................................................................................................................11 Lesson 1: tWo visions of aMerica .............................................................................................................................................. 12 Overview ..............................................................................................................................................................................................12 The Big Idea ........................................................................................................................................................................................13 Historical Background .......................................................................................................................................................................14 Teaching Strategies ............................................................................................................................................................................20 Evaluation ...........................................................................................................................................................................................22 Student Documents ............................................................................................................................................................................22 1-A John Winthrop’s “A Model of Christian Charity,” 1630..........................................................................................................23 1-B Roger William’s “Letter to the Town of Providence,” excerpt from “The Bloudy Tenet of Persecution,” 1644 ...............24 Lesson 2: froM toLeration to free exercise .................................................................................................................... 25 Overview ..............................................................................................................................................................................................25 The Big Idea ........................................................................................................................................................................................26 Historical Background .......................................................................................................................................................................27 Teaching Strategies ............................................................................................................................................................................30 Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................................................................33 Student Documents ............................................................................................................................................................................34 2-A Article 16, The Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776 (Final Draft) .......................................................................................35 2-B Article 16, The Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776 (Initial Draft) ......................................................................................35 2-C First Amendment, The Constitution of the United States of America .................................................................................35 Lesson 3: the battLe for disestabLishMent ....................................................................................................................... 36 Overview ..............................................................................................................................................................................................36 The Big Idea ........................................................................................................................................................................................37 Historical Background .......................................................................................................................................................................38 Teaching Strategies ...........................................................................................................................................................................41 Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................................................................44 Student Documents ............................................................................................................................................................................45 3-A George Mason’s The Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776 ..................................................................................................46 3-B First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America ............................................................................. 46 3-C Article VI, The U.S. Constitution ............................................................................................................................................. 46 3-D Thomas Jefferson’s “A Bill for the Establishment of Religious Freedom,” 1777 .............................................................. 47 3-E Thomas Jefferson’s “A Bill for the Establishment of Religious Freedom,” 1777 (summary) ............................................49 3-F James Madison’s “A Memorial and Remonstrance,” 1785 (abridged) ................................................................................50 3-G James Madison’s “A Memorial and Remonstrance,” 1785 (summary) ..............................................................................53 Lesson 4: a foreigner’s vieW of the first aMendMent ............................................................................................. 54 Overview ..............................................................................................................................................................................................54 The Big Idea ........................................................................................................................................................................................55 Historical Background .......................................................................................................................................................................56 Teaching Strategies ...........................................................................................................................................................................60 Evaluation ...........................................................................................................................................................................................62 Student Documents ............................................................................................................................................................................63 4-A The Big Ideas: Six Major Themes of Religious Liberty ..........................................................................................................64 4-B Map: “Tocqueville’s Travels in America: 1831-1832” ...........................................................................................................65