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Religion and the Constitution : Volume 2: Establishment and Fairness.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher number: MWT13282433Publication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (568 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781400828234
  • 1400828236
  • 1282820915
  • 9781282820913
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Religion and the Constitution : Volume 2: Establishment and Fairness.DDC classification:
  • 342.730852
LOC classification:
  • KF4783
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: History; Chapter 3: The Development of Doctrine and Its Significance; Chapter 4: Government Aid to Religion and Promulgating Religious Doctrine; Chapter 5: Religious Words and Symbols in Public Places; Chapter 6: Mild Endorsements and Promotions; Chapter 7: Public Schools: Devotions; Chapter 8: Public Schools: Teaching about Religion; Chapter 9: Public Schools: Teaching Whose Content Rests on Religious Views; Chapter 10: Establishment Clause Tests and Standards.
Chapter 11: Equal Facilities and Freedom of SpeechChapter 12: Chaplains in the Military and in Prison; Chapter 13: Religious Groups Exercising Government Power; Chapter 14: Religious Law and Civil Law: Using Secular Law to Assure Observance of Practices with Religious Significance; Chapter 15: Tax Exemptions and Deductions; Chapter 16: Religion and the Exemption Strategy; Chapter 17: Limits of Accommodation; Chapter 18: Financial Support to Religiou.
Summary: Balancing respect for religious conviction and the values of liberal democracy is a daunting challenge for judges and lawmakers, particularly when religious groups seek exemption from laws that govern others. Should students in public schools be allowed to organize devotional Bible readings and prayers on school property? Does reciting "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance establish a preferred religion? What does the Constitution have to say about displays of religious symbols and messages on public property? Religion and the Constitution presents a new framework for addressing these and ot.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)340186

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: History; Chapter 3: The Development of Doctrine and Its Significance; Chapter 4: Government Aid to Religion and Promulgating Religious Doctrine; Chapter 5: Religious Words and Symbols in Public Places; Chapter 6: Mild Endorsements and Promotions; Chapter 7: Public Schools: Devotions; Chapter 8: Public Schools: Teaching about Religion; Chapter 9: Public Schools: Teaching Whose Content Rests on Religious Views; Chapter 10: Establishment Clause Tests and Standards.

Chapter 11: Equal Facilities and Freedom of SpeechChapter 12: Chaplains in the Military and in Prison; Chapter 13: Religious Groups Exercising Government Power; Chapter 14: Religious Law and Civil Law: Using Secular Law to Assure Observance of Practices with Religious Significance; Chapter 15: Tax Exemptions and Deductions; Chapter 16: Religion and the Exemption Strategy; Chapter 17: Limits of Accommodation; Chapter 18: Financial Support to Religiou.

Balancing respect for religious conviction and the values of liberal democracy is a daunting challenge for judges and lawmakers, particularly when religious groups seek exemption from laws that govern others. Should students in public schools be allowed to organize devotional Bible readings and prayers on school property? Does reciting "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance establish a preferred religion? What does the Constitution have to say about displays of religious symbols and messages on public property? Religion and the Constitution presents a new framework for addressing these and ot.

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