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Meadors demonstrates weaknesses in the originalist methodology for interpreting the religion clauses of the First Amendment. He concludes that even though courts have an important role to play in protecting religious liberty via the First Amendment this protection needs supplementation by robust advocacy among citizens and mediating institutions in the democratic process. His thesis is that Felix Frankfurter and Antonin Scalia found different forms of American public religion constitutional in their religion clause jurisprudences. Both applied originalist methodology in their religion clause o

Church and state --- Religious observances on public property --- Religious law and legislation --- Government property --- Law and legislation --- Scalia, Antonin --- Frankfurter, Felix, --- Views of Church and state. --- Views on Church and state. --- Scalia, Antonin, --- Public religion