Religion and the State, Or, The Bible and the Public SchoolsDodd, Mead, 1876 - 393 pages |
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Page 57
... rules in application to the subject , and charge the cost thereof to the people by compulsory taxation . Most of the States of this Union have such a system . The constitutions of some of the States make it the duty of their respective ...
... rules in application to the subject , and charge the cost thereof to the people by compulsory taxation . Most of the States of this Union have such a system . The constitutions of some of the States make it the duty of their respective ...
Page 61
... rule or form of worship . It is all that such a State can make it in consistency with its fundamental principles . A theocratic State might go further ; but a democratic State cannot , without self - contra- diction . But it is objected ...
... rule or form of worship . It is all that such a State can make it in consistency with its fundamental principles . A theocratic State might go further ; but a democratic State cannot , without self - contra- diction . But it is objected ...
Page 69
... rule of State faith and State practice . The State , for its own purposes , has decided that this book contains the true religion , and also what version is the true translation of the original Scriptures . And now , having settled ...
... rule of State faith and State practice . The State , for its own purposes , has decided that this book contains the true religion , and also what version is the true translation of the original Scriptures . And now , having settled ...
Page 70
... rule in appointing its teachers of re- ligion . If the religion of the State be Protestantism in its generic sense , or in any of its sectarian senses , then let the teachers be selected in accordance with this idea . So if the religion ...
... rule in appointing its teachers of re- ligion . If the religion of the State be Protestantism in its generic sense , or in any of its sectarian senses , then let the teachers be selected in accordance with this idea . So if the religion ...
Page 76
... rule for the whole . But when the State engages in the work of religious teaching , whether in the public school or elsewhere , and does the things which must be done to realize the end , then it not only disowns the elementary ...
... rule for the whole . But when the State engages in the work of religious teaching , whether in the public school or elsewhere , and does the things which must be done to realize the end , then it not only disowns the elementary ...
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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 |