by William Findley and published in 1812. The subtitle of this work reads, "Containing a vindication of the American Constitutions, and defending the blessings of religious liberty and toleration, against the illiberal strictures of the Reverend Samuel B. Wylie." This book was written as a refutation to Wylie's book, "The Two Sons of Oil," where the author urged readers to deny the authority of America's state and local governments. In Findley's response, "Oberservations," he defends freedom of religious worship and of a civil government guided by moral principles that allow for such freedom. A great study on the continued debates on the relation between church and state. Paperback. Young adult and up.
