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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An increasing number of school children are non-Christian immigrants from Asian countries. ... which provides: “Congress can make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
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 Supreme Court decided in these cases that although the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment guarantees freedom to practice religion, there are limits to what the law will accommodate. Polygamy was not accommodated despite ...
Although the Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion, it is also clear that there are limits to what will be permitted. Which branch of government has the “last say”—Congress or the Supreme Court?
The First Amendment guarantees a number of important fundamental rights: free speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and free exercise of religion. The First Amendment specifically protects citizens from congressional abuse ...