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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... 36 Social Issues, 42 Medical Issues, 43 Religion in Public Schools, 45 Teaching Evolution, 52 Equal Access, 54 Aid to Parochial and Religious Schools, 55 Entanglements, 59 Conclusion, 61 vii 3 Cases 63 Minersville School District v.
3 Cases 63 Minersville School District v. Gobitis, 64 The Antievolution Statute Cases, 69 Lynch v. Donnelly, 79 Engel v. Vitale (The “Regents School Prayer Case”), 83 Application of the President and Directors of Georgetown College, ...
Accordingly, the First Amendment freedom of religion guarantees apply to local school district decisions as well as to congressional acts. Many freedom of religion cases involve schools, because they are venues in which individuals with ...
The U.S. Supreme Court held in Min- ersville School District v. Gobitis that Jehovah's Witnesses could not be excused from reciting the pledge of allegiance in school. Chapter 4 details the aftermath and impact of this famous case.
School Prayer The issue of religion in the schools proved to be one of the most contentious social issues in twentieth-century America, and promises to remain one in the twenty-first-century. Public schools are places where families of ...