ABSTRACT
Despite the enormous constitutional differences between the two countries, Great Britain and the United States of America share a remarkably similar range of beliefs about the place of religion in society. The styles are different, of course, but the leaders of both nations make—and are expected to make—frequent and fervent references to a God who is assumed to be on their side and whose natural law lies at the foundation of their respective constitutional arrangements. The citizens of both nations insist that theirs is a country of religious freedom and toleration. Both countries play host to and tolerate a wide variety of religious, political, and other kinds of beliefs and nonbeliefs. Successive waves of immigration and the enormous increase in international communication, facilitated by travel and the media, have resulted in both countries acquiring pluralistic natures.
