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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The Establishment Clause requires that government cannot endorse a specific religion or the practices of a specific religion, but the Free Exercise Clause requires that the government do nothing to discourage individuals' religious ...
... the issue of whether the city is promoting or endorsing Christianity. Although the majority of the citizens may view the activity as a praiseworthy use of tax money, it may also offend those of other faiths or those of no faith.
They believe that the act of erecting a cross or a crèche on public land does not constitute an endorsement of religion. Some proponents of this view also argue that the biblical account of Adam and Eve should be taught along with the ...
The inevitable question is whether public support of such displays is an endorsement of Christianity. Some argue that any support of a religious holiday is a violation of the strict separation of church and state required by the ...
Legal questions about freedom of religion often involve two basic underlying issues: firstly, whether government action is endorsing the majority's Protestantism and, secondly, whether government action is limiting a minority's freedom ...