Religion and the State, Or, The Bible and the Public SchoolsDodd, Mead, 1876 - 393 pages |
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... proper attitude to be assumed and maintain- ed by civil government with reference to religion . In respect to this larger question , the American people , alike in their constitutions and laws , have adopted a policy entirely ...
... proper attitude to be assumed and maintain- ed by civil government with reference to religion . In respect to this larger question , the American people , alike in their constitutions and laws , have adopted a policy entirely ...
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... proper restrictions , church edifices . " In his recapitulation , at the close of his Message , the President names the following questions which he deems of " vital importance , which may be legislated upon and set- tled at this ...
... proper restrictions , church edifices . " In his recapitulation , at the close of his Message , the President names the following questions which he deems of " vital importance , which may be legislated upon and set- tled at this ...
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... proper sphere ; and that all Church property shall bear its own pro- portion of taxation . " The President's programme fills a larger space and embraces more particulars , than that of Mr. Blaine . What he says about the taxation of ...
... proper sphere ; and that all Church property shall bear its own pro- portion of taxation . " The President's programme fills a larger space and embraces more particulars , than that of Mr. Blaine . What he says about the taxation of ...
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... proper sphere . " This language is altogether too general , too ambig- uous , and too susceptible of diverse constructions to be of any practical service . The way to gain the end is not to delegate the powers which in their exercise ...
... proper sphere . " This language is altogether too general , too ambig- uous , and too susceptible of diverse constructions to be of any practical service . The way to gain the end is not to delegate the powers which in their exercise ...
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... proper of the published results of previous labors . The pres- ent seems an opportune moment for asking the people to think upon a question which , if ever set- tled rightly and finally , must be settled in accord- ance with the ...
... proper of the published results of previous labors . The pres- ent seems an opportune moment for asking the people to think upon a question which , if ever set- tled rightly and finally , must be settled in accord- ance with the ...
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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 |