Russell Blackford 
Freedom of Religion and the Secular State [EPUB ebook] 

1 Motivation and Overview 1
2 A Short History of Religious Intolerance 20
3 Hobbes, Locke, and their Legacy: Models of the Modern State
34
4 Religious Impositions and Endorsements 56
5 Religion-Based Morality and the Secular State 67
6 Persecution, Accommodation, and Conscientious Objection 94
7 Private Power, Religious Communities, and the State 118
8 Religious Freedom and the Interests of Children 141
9 Religious Freedom and Freedom of Speech 169
10 Back to Locke: Concluding Remarks 198
Index 202

Russell Blackford is an Australian philosopher and literary
critic, based at the University of Newcastle, NSW. He is
editor-in-chief of The Journal of Evolution and Technology,
and co-editor, with Udo Schüklenk, of 50 Voices of
Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists. His areas of expertise include
legal and political philosophy, philosophical bioethics,
metaethics, and philosophy of religion. He has published essays,
stories, and reviews in a wide range of magazines, anthologies, and
academic journals.