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This study investigates how religious laws within the state decline and transform in democratic contexts.

January 25, 2026NPL report DEM-TQDOpen Access

From religious to secular perspectives of religion and state—tracing the American Blue laws

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Examining how blue laws shift to secular reasoning in the U.S. implies changing religion-state dynamics.

This study investigates how religious laws within the state decline and transform in democratic contexts.
Analyzed historical and contemporary cases of blue laws in the U.S.
Examined the roles of state founders and political elites in shaping religious arrangements.
Investigated legal frameworks and secular rationale in the context of constitutional law.
Demonstrated that religious law reliance diminishes when secular legal justifications are prioritized.
Found that initial religious laws are often reinterpreted in secular terms over time.
Indicated that the separation of religion from the state is variable, yet laws retain their religious origins.

Golan-Nadir et al. (2026) studied this question.

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