Religion and the State, Or, The Bible and the Public SchoolsDodd, Mead, 1876 - 393 pages |
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... according to the will of the majority , and imposing special disabilities and burdens upon the dissenting minority . Mr. Blaine proposes to withdraw this power from the States , and subject them to the same restriction that now applies ...
... according to the will of the majority , and imposing special disabilities and burdens upon the dissenting minority . Mr. Blaine proposes to withdraw this power from the States , and subject them to the same restriction that now applies ...
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... according to the proposition , be placed " under the control of any religious sect , " or " divided between religious sects or denominations . " So much we offer in explaining the programme of ex - Speaker Blaine . If he designed to ...
... according to the proposition , be placed " under the control of any religious sect , " or " divided between religious sects or denominations . " So much we offer in explaining the programme of ex - Speaker Blaine . If he designed to ...
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... according to the general policy of the Constitution , should be deter- mined by each State for itself . The plan of the President in regard to the pub- lic schools is both positive and negative . The pos- itive part consists in making ...
... according to the general policy of the Constitution , should be deter- mined by each State for itself . The plan of the President in regard to the pub- lic schools is both positive and negative . The pos- itive part consists in making ...
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... according to the number of children whom it educates . " We shall have occasion hereafter to examine both of these propositions ; yet for the present it is sufficient to say that ex - Speaker Blaine's amendment gives an emphatic and ...
... according to the number of children whom it educates . " We shall have occasion hereafter to examine both of these propositions ; yet for the present it is sufficient to say that ex - Speaker Blaine's amendment gives an emphatic and ...
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... according to the number of pupils taught in their respective denom- inational schools , and the overwhelming mass of Protestants would promptly reject each of these propositions . It is quite possible that some High- Church ...
... according to the number of pupils taught in their respective denom- inational schools , and the overwhelming mass of Protestants would promptly reject each of these propositions . It is quite possible that some High- Church ...
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Religion and the State, Or, the Bible and the Public Schools Samuel Thayer Spear No preview available - 2019 |
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Popular passages
Page 303 - to raise and support Armies" and "to provide and maintain a Navy.
Page 186 - All power residing originally in the people, and being derived from them, the several magistrates and officers of government, vested with authority, whether legislative, executive, or judicial, are their substitutes and agents, and are at all times accountable to them.
Page 251 - ... the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of this state.
Page 242 - The mode of administering an oath or affirmation, shall be such as may be most consistent with, and binding upon, the conscience of the person to whom such oath or affirmation may be administered.
Page 344 - The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination, shall forever be guaranteed; and no person shall be denied any civil or political right, privilege, or capacity, on account of his religious opinions...
Page 266 - Each individual of the society has a right to be protected by it in the enjoyment of his life, liberty and property, according to standing laws.
Page 143 - A State, in the ordinary sense of the Constitution, is a political community of free citizens occupying a territory of defined boundaries, and organized under a government sanctioned and limited by a written constitution, and established by the consent of the governed.
Page 240 - The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion, or for imposing any religious observance, or for prohibiting the free exercise of any religion, and no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office or public trust under the Commonwealth.
Page 343 - No person shall be required to attend or support any ministry or place of worship against his consent, nor shall any preference be given by law to any religious denomination or mode of worship.
Page 251 - All men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences...
References to this book
The Fourth R: Conflicts Over Religion in America's Public Schools Joan DelFattore Limited preview - 2004 |