Religion on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and DocumentsFrom colonial times to the present, an insightful examination of how courts have determined the extent to which religion is accommodated in American public life.
This volume chronicles such groundbreaking cases as the 1991 decision ordering blood transfusions for children of Christian Scientists in Norwood Hospital v. Munoz and the infamous case, Engel v. Vitale, that banned prayer in schools and ignited calls for Chief Justice Earl Warren's impeachment. The work addresses such inflammatory contemporary disputes as prayer in schools, allegiance to the flag, and the display of religious symbols on public property, and the impact they have had on American society.
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Vitale (The “Regents School Prayer Case”), 83 Application of the President and Directors of Georgetown College, 88 Employment Division v. Smith, 94 4 Legacy and Impact 99 The Pledge Cases, 100 The Antievolution Statute Cases, ...
For example, from the earliest days of the republic, the president has taken the oath of office by swearing on the Bible, and it is the custom in many courts for witnesses to do the same. U.S. currency bears the motto “In God We Trust.
An early concession was made by the courts in that the presidential oath of office allows the president the option to “affirm” or “pledge” to uphold the duties of president. During World War II the recitation of the pledge became ...
Chapter 3 discusses the opinion in Application of the President and Directors of Georgetown College (1964). This opinion was written in connection with an order granted by a U.S. Court of Appeals judge allowing a hospital to administer ...
These branches are represented at the federal level by the Congress, the president, and the federal court system, respectively, with the Supreme Court at the apex. The state governmental systems normally mirror the federal arrangement.