Article: Legal secularism in France and freedom of religion in the United States: a comparison and Iraq as a cautionary tale.

 
  I. INTRODUCTION 
 A. FRANCE 
 B. UNITED STATES 
 
 II. LAICITE IN FRANCE 
 A. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 
 B. MODERN LEGAL CONCEPTS 
 
III. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES 
 A. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 
 B. LEGAL CONCEPTS: FROM FIRST 
AMENDMENT TO PRESENT 
 
 IV. CURRENT STATE OF THE LAW 
 A. FRANCE: THE HEADSCARF LAW 
 B. UNITED STATES: THE TEN 
COMMANDMENTS CASES 
 
  V. ANALYSIS 
 A. DIFFERENT GOALS 
 B. COMPARISON: UNDERSTANDING THE LAWS 
AND POLICIES FROM OPPOSITE 
VIEWPOINTS 
 
VI.  CONCLUSIONS: RESULTS AND GOALS 

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