In 1789, both the U.S. Bill of Rights and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen guaranteed American and French citizens the freedom of religion.

How has the concept of religious liberty been applied, protected, and interpreted in both countries over the past two centuries? French political scientist Denis Lacorne and law professor Mathilde Philip-Gay join American political scientist Jonathan Laurence and law professor Michael McConnell discuss in this America's Town Hall clip.

This program is presented in partnership with The Cultural Services of the French Embassy as part of a series on freedom of religion and speech in France and the United States.

Check out the full America’s Town Hall program, Religious Liberty in France and America: A Constitutional Dialogue, here:    • Religious Liberty in France and Ameri...  

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