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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Religion on trial : a handbook with cases, laws, and documents / James John Jurinski. p. cm. — (On trial series) Includes bibliographical references and ... Freedom of religion—United States. 3. Church and state—United States—Cases. 4.
Although the United States was founded on the principle of freedom of religion, religion has been “on trial” in America almost from the first days of the republic. This is one area of the law where court cases have shaped daily life for ...
the United States was founded on the principle of freedom of religion, religion has been “on trial” in America almost from the first days of the republic. It may seem ironic that the court system should be so involved in the very ...
The First Amendment Freedom of religion has always been recognized as an important individual right in the United States, and that right is contained in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which provides: “Congress can make no ...
The First Amendment creates two freedom of religion goals that are not always possible to reconcile. These goals can come into conflict when the majority's religious practice offends a minority. Readers who keep this concept in mind ...