Religion and the State, Or, The Bible and the Public SchoolsDodd, Mead, 1876 - 393 pages |
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... tion ? Shall this school , like the State itself , be ex- clusively secular in its purposes and processes , or shall it , in addition to the secular element , be made the instrument of religious instruction and worship ? The object of ...
... tion ? Shall this school , like the State itself , be ex- clusively secular in its purposes and processes , or shall it , in addition to the secular element , be made the instrument of religious instruction and worship ? The object of ...
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... tion . The President is right in his opinion that Church property should be taxed , in common with all other private property ; yet the whole genius and spirit of the Constitution leave this question to be determined by the respective ...
... tion . The President is right in his opinion that Church property should be taxed , in common with all other private property ; yet the whole genius and spirit of the Constitution leave this question to be determined by the respective ...
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... tion as much so as the question whether it shall have a prison or a police system ; and it should be left to the sovereign discretion of every State . The General Government was not organized to educate the people , or take the ...
... tion as much so as the question whether it shall have a prison or a police system ; and it should be left to the sovereign discretion of every State . The General Government was not organized to educate the people , or take the ...
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... tion , or as to the means by which it should be furnished . Nor , again , do we desire to curtail the privileges of the Catholic in the freest and fullest propagation of his own faith , by whatever means . he chooses to adopt , in ...
... tion , or as to the means by which it should be furnished . Nor , again , do we desire to curtail the privileges of the Catholic in the freest and fullest propagation of his own faith , by whatever means . he chooses to adopt , in ...
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... more than it should be made a Jewish , a Mormon , or an infidel machine . It should be a State machine , and this only , supported by general taxa- If tion and conducted under the exclusive authority of the 30 Religion and the State .
... more than it should be made a Jewish , a Mormon , or an infidel machine . It should be a State machine , and this only , supported by general taxa- If tion and conducted under the exclusive authority of the 30 Religion and the State .
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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 |