religious liberty lesson 1
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The Supreme Court, the First Amendment, and Belief
The curriculum, ReligiousLiberty: The American
Experiment , including aseries of teacher
professional developmentprograms around the
country, was madepossible by generous
donations from the GeorgeWashington Institute for
Religious Freedom.
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Religious Liberty: The American Experiment
Lesson 1
Two Views of ReligiousLiberty: Massachusetts Bay
and Rhode Island
Objectives:Compare and contrast competing
models of religious liberty inMassachusetts Bay and Rhode
Island.Assess the significance of each to theAmerican experiment in religious
liberty.
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Mission Statement
Established in 1999, the Institute is a 501(c)(3) not for profit charity focused on providing educationalresources on America's Founding documents and
principles for teachers and students of AmericanHistory and Civics. Our mission is to educate young people about the words and ideas of theFounders, the liberties guaranteed in our Foundingdocuments, and how our Founding principlescontinue to affect and shape a free society.
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Components of Professional Development
Enhance our own knowledge
Explore new teachingstrategies
Enrich the expertise ofother teachers
“There is no knowledge that is not power.”~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts &Literacy in History/Social Studies
8. Delineate and evaluate the reasoning inseminal U.S. texts, including the applicationof constitutional principles and use of legal
reasoning (e.g., in U.S. Supreme Courtmajority opinions and dissents) and thepremises, purposes, and arguments inworks of public advocacy (e.g., TheFederalist , presidential addresses).
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Important Definitions
Tolerance : refers to individuals’relationships and attitudes toward oneanother ; capacity for or the practice ofrecognizing and respecting the beliefs orpractices of others.Toleration : government policy that permitsthe practice of certain religions; thepractice of religion is a privilege allowed by government.Religious liberty : the idea that freedom ofconscience is an inalienable right not under
the legitimate control of government.
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Lesson One
Massachusetts Bay and RhodeIsland
Two Views of Religious Liberty
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Lesson One: Massachusetts Bay and Rhode Island —TwoViews of Religious Liberty
“All the people of god within this Jurisdictionwho are not in a church way, and beorthodox in Judgment, and not scandalousin life, shall have full liberty to gatherthemselves into a Church Estate. Providedthey do it in a Christian way, with dueobservation of the rules of Christ revealed in
his word.” –The Liberties of the Massachusetts Colony inNew England, 1641
“[T]hey have freely declared, that it is much ontheir hearts (if they may be permitted), tohold forth a lively experiment, that a mostflourishing civil state may stand and best bemaintained, and that among our Englishsubjects, with a full liberty in religiousconcernments… “
–Charter of Rhode Island and ProvidencePlantations, 1663
What is religiousliberty?
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OverviewFor Puritans like those who settledMassachusetts Bay, religious liberty meantthe freedom to establish religious
communities, and to reject from thosecommunities those who did not share theirreligious perspective.
By contrast, Rhode Island was founded on
the express principle of religious freedomfor all. Rhode Island welcomed people ofevery (or no) faith, including Quakers and Jews, who were not permitted religiousfreedom anywhere else in the NorthAmerican colonies.
Lesson One: Massachusetts Bay and Rhode Island —TwoViews of Religious Liberty
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Massachusetts Bay and Rhode Island
Teacher-friendly lesson plan
Background Essay: Homework
Essay: Massachusetts and RhodeIsland — Two Models of Religious
LibertyIncludes comprehension and criticalthinking questions.
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Massachusetts Bay and Rhode IslandLearning Goals• Understand the place of JohnWinthrop and Roger Williams inAmerican history.• Compare and contrast competingmodels of religious liberty inMassachusetts Bay and Rhode Island.• Assess the significance of each modelto the American experiment inreligious liberty.
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Warm-up--Simulation in whichstudents decide whether to admitreformers to voluntary clubs theyhave formed.
Football Club
Music ClubLiterature ClubComputer ClubReformers (C: specific instructions)
Which model of church-staterelations (Massachusetts Bay orRhode Island) did your Clubgroup adopt?
Lesson One: Massachusetts Bay and Rhode Island —TwoViews of Religious Liberty
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Two Views: Handouts D & EMassachusetts Bay Rhode IslandBoth
Handout D:
Winthrop--Passagesfrom A Model
of ChristianCharity , 1630
Handout D:Williams--Passagesfrom The
Bloudy Tenetof
Persecution ,1644
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Two Views: Handouts D & EMassachusetts Bay Rhode IslandBoth
John Winthrop
Puritans
“Model of ChristianCharity” Massachusetts Body ofLiberties
Nathaniel Ward
Religious Libertyincludes a people’s rightto exclude non- believers.
Roger Williams
Separation of Churchand State
Rhode Island CharterProvidence Agreement
Bloudy Tenet ofPersecution
Religious Liberty meansfreedom of individualconscience.
Established in part for
the purpose ofproviding something tothe world.
Theological argumentsfor religious liberty
Goal of peaceful &successful way of life.
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Discussion:• The Puritans are sometimes criticized for a
hypocritical approach to religious liberty —thatthey wanted religious freedom but they denied itto others. Is this a fair criticism? Why or why not?
• Does it surprise you that Massachusetts was thelast of all the states to disestablish its state church?Why or why not?
• What was the express purpose of the colony ofRhode Island?
• Why do you think the colonies, and, eventually,the states, followed the model of Rhode Island andnot Massachusetts Bay?
Massachusetts Bay and Rhode Island
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