美国宪法与美国宗教信仰自由

American constitution and religious freedom in the U. S.

美国宪法和联邦最高法院的宪法性判例将宗教信仰自由作为基本人权加以保护，并具体从信仰自由和政教分离两方面进行界定，使宗教信仰自由作为一种宪法观念深入人心。但美国是一个极具基督教传统的国家，信教者人数众多，因而美国的信教自由和政教分离又十分不彻底，这不仅表现在生活中，而且体现在法律上。

The American Constitution and the Federal Supreme Court's constitutional legal precedents have protected religious freedom as one of the basic human rights and specifically defined it in terms of freedom of religion and separation of the church from the state, making religious freedom a constitutional concept deeply - seated in the public mind. Deeply rooted in Christian tradition. America is a country with numerous believers, thus causing freedom of religion and separation of the church from the state to be totally unthorough - going, which is reflected not only in daily life but also in law.