Religion and the State, Or, The Bible and the Public SchoolsDodd, Mead, 1876 - 393 pages |
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... Preambles to State Constitutions . 332 XXX . - The Law of Religious Societies ... 347 XXXI . - Fragmentary Thoughts ... 363 XXXII . - The Conclusion .. 376 PREFACE . The contents of this volume were originally published ΙΟ Contents .
... Preambles to State Constitutions . 332 XXX . - The Law of Religious Societies ... 347 XXXI . - Fragmentary Thoughts ... 363 XXXII . - The Conclusion .. 376 PREFACE . The contents of this volume were originally published ΙΟ Contents .
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... preamble ? Is the nation a community of atheists because God and religion are not found in its organic law ? We might as well say that the Constitution is opposed to the Copernican theory of astronomy , because it contains no doctrine ...
... preamble ? Is the nation a community of atheists because God and religion are not found in its organic law ? We might as well say that the Constitution is opposed to the Copernican theory of astronomy , because it contains no doctrine ...
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... preamble were amended in the manner pro- posed . What would be the legal effect ? In an- swering this question , it is important to remember that the preamble to the Constitution is simply an enacting clause , analogous to the title of ...
... preamble were amended in the manner pro- posed . What would be the legal effect ? In an- swering this question , it is important to remember that the preamble to the Constitution is simply an enacting clause , analogous to the title of ...
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... preamble , for example , declares the establishment of justice to be one of the ends sought , yet this mere statement would be utterly inopera- tive if the Constitution , in the legislative , cxecutive , and judicial grants of power to ...
... preamble , for example , declares the establishment of justice to be one of the ends sought , yet this mere statement would be utterly inopera- tive if the Constitution , in the legislative , cxecutive , and judicial grants of power to ...
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... preamble ; but the Govern- ment would be no more " Christian " than it is with- out them . It would still be true that " no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States ...
... preamble ; but the Govern- ment would be no more " Christian " than it is with- out them . It would still be true that " no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States ...
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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 |