The Supreme Court and Religion in American Life, Vol. 2: From "Higher Law" to "Sectarian Scruples"Princeton University Press, 10. jan. 2009 - 272 strani School vouchers. The Pledge of Allegiance. The ban on government grants for theology students. The abundance of church and state issues brought before the Supreme Court in recent years underscores an incontrovertible truth in the American legal system: the relationship between the state and religion in this country is still fluid and changing. |
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... Reli- gion Clauses. As many justices would later do, Chief Justice Waite recalled that in 1784 the state of Virginia had considered mandating official procedures for the teaching of Christianity but that this had been opposed by, among ...
... reli- gious traditions of our people , reflected in countless practices of the insti- tutions and officials of our government , " going on to cite practices such as the opening prayers of the Court itself and of Congress , the ...
... reli- giously diverse, to the point where practices that might have seemed unob- jectionable at the time of the Founding were now offensive to many citi- zens, Brennan argued.45 He admitted that there was some plausibility in the ...
... reli- gious persecution; nonetheless persecution was inflicted even in America; this shocked many people and led to the Bill of Rights; and one of the purposes of the Establishment Clause was to prohibit even the smallest payment of ...
... reli- gious rituals , O'Connor dissented in part by arguing that the Founders ' purpose for the Free - Exercise Clause was precisely to protect the rights of those whose religious beliefs were not shared by the majority.94 In the 1992 ...
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The Supreme Court and Religion in American Life, Vol. 2: From "Higher Law ... James Hitchcock Omejen predogled - 2009 |