religion clause

  • 41establishment clause — The provision of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States concerning establishment of religion, the meaning of which is that neither a state nor the federal government can set up a church; neither can pass laws which aid one… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 42Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006 — The Veterans Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006 ( USBill|109|HR|2679, USBill|109|S|3696, previously the Public Expression of Religion Act of 2005), was a bill passed by the United… …

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  • 43freedom of religion — Freedom to individually believe and to practice or exercise one s belief. In re Elwell, 55 Misc.2d 252, 284 N.Y.S.2d 924, 930. This First Amendment protection embraces the concept of freedom to believe and freedom to act, the first of which is… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 44freedom of religion — Freedom to individually believe and to practice or exercise one s belief. In re Elwell, 55 Misc.2d 252, 284 N.Y.S.2d 924, 930. This First Amendment protection embraces the concept of freedom to believe and freedom to act, the first of which is… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 45freedom of religion — A constitutional guaranty under the First Amendment, and the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, to the Constitution of the United States and the provisions of some state constitutions, embracing the two concepts of freedom to believe …

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  • 46establishment of religion — See establishment clause …

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  • 47PHOTIUS — (810 895)    EASTERN ORTHODOX Patriarch of Constantinople who opposed Western influences and played an important role in rejecting the FILIOQUE CLAUSE in Western versions of the CREED. His major work, which is a standard Greek Orthodox… …

    Concise dictionary of Religion

  • 48Separation of church and state in the United States — The phrase separation of church and state (sometimes wall of separation between church and state ), attributed to Thomas Jefferson and others, and since quoted by the Supreme Court of the United States, expresses an understanding of the intent… …

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  • 49Abington School District v. Schempp — Abington Township School District v. Schempp Supreme Court of the United States Argued February 27–28, 196 …

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  • 50Everson v. Board of Education — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Everson v. Board of Education ArgueDate=November 20 ArgueYear=1946 DecideDate=February 10 DecideYear=1947 FullName=Arch R. Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing, et al. USVol=330 USPage=1 Citation=67 S. Ct.… …

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