宗教与美国公共政策

美国宪法实行＂政教＂分离原则,禁止教会干预国家政务,但事实上,宗教组织在美国政治体制中如同利益集团一样运作,以各种方式参与和影响公共政策的制定,以确保自己的宗教利益。鉴于美国宗教组织在教义信仰和组织结构上呈多元化,它们对公共政策的影响方式和程度也各自相异,主要取决于历史传统、教义信条、内部团结力量、外部反对力量、战略地位和时代精神等因素。

Religion and American Public Policy

Although the principle of separation of state and church forbids church to interfere with state affairs,in fact,religious organizations still make their influence felt in the public policies shaping and making like interest groups.Indeed,operating and functioning as interest groups,religious organizations have been making every possible effort to influence public policies when their interests are involved.As a religiously diversed country,the impact of religion on public policies varies from one organizatio...