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Church And State In Canada by Albert J. Menendez published by Prometheus Books

The United States has enjoyed a long and often contentious tradition of separation of church and state. But how is this relationship handled in Canada, with which we have many political, economic, social, and cultural ties? Church And State In Canada describes the main contours of how religion and government interact and reflects on the unique traditions that have developed a somewhat different style of church-state relationships in our neighbor to the north. Written from an American separationist perspective and designed to inform U.S. readers, Church And State In Canada is a valuable book featuring data from a variety of sources that may not be widely known even to many Canadians. Albert Menendez offers fascinating historical discussion of the Canadian provinces; an overview of religion in Canada; and how church and state have influenced education, abortion, commerce, employment, religious freedom, religious establishment, divorce, and issues of social morality. Menendez feels that religion's impact on education, law, politics and social relationships is a critically important field of study. He compares the U.S. and Canadian experiences so that readers can themselves observe how this two democratic nations, existing literally side-by-side, have approached church-state relations. Albert J. Menendez is the author of The Perot Voters & The Future Of American Politics, Evangelicals At The Ballot Box, and is co-author of The Case Against School Vouchers. He is a statistician formerly employed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, he is an associate director of Americans for Religious Liberty.

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