Frank Lambert

The delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention blocked the establishment of Christianity as a national religion. However, they could not keep religion out of American politics. From the election of 1800, when Federalist clergymen charged that deist Thomas Jefferson was unfit to lead a "Christian nation," to today, when some Democrats want to embrace the so-called Religious Left in order...

The complete guide to these jewels of the tropical Old World undergrowth Inhabiting tropical and subtropical forests of the Old World, pittas, broadbills, and asities include some of the most beautiful, elusive, and sought-after birds on the planet. Pittas are medium-sized, insectivorous terrestrial birds that are rather thrushlike in their behaviour. Most are brilliantly coloured, generally solitary, and have a...