Sentences with phrase «violate church and state»

Not exact matches

Government action violates the Constitution if it: (1) has no «secular purpose»; (2) has a «primary effect» that «advances religion»; or (3) entails an «excessive entanglement between church and state.»

But — as one court recently held — if a student hands another student a piece of paper stating that «if any man is in Christ he is a new creature,» that act violates the principle of separation of church and state.

He would also go on to become the 4th POTUS where he would veto two bills that he believed would violate the separation of church and state.

During his presidency, James Madison vetoed two bills that he believed would violate the separation of church and state.

He also came to oppose the long - established practice of employing chaplains at public expense in the House of Representatives and Senate on the grounds that it violated the separation of church and state and the principles of religious freedom **.

At the risk of violating the separation of church and state, one may hope that the gaze of the EPA will extend beyond the lead in the windows in question, and thus a measure of sanity, if not sanctity, might yet deter our misguided protectors.

And so they routinely violate the principle of separation of church and state to get their beliefs imposed on all of And so they routinely violate the principle of separation of church and state to get their beliefs imposed on all of and state to get their beliefs imposed on all of us.

It does give the impression that he was engaging in some unauthorized religious influence, violating the separation of church and state in that he was using his office as ambassador to further his private religious aims.

They suggested three ways in which RFRA might conceivably be interpreted (misinterpreted, really) to create bad consequences: (1) to give a church's opponents legal «standing» (a technical term meaning the right to sue) to challenge the church's tax - exempt status; (2) to allow taxpayers to claim their free exercise rights would be violated if a religiously affiliated organization receives government assistance under a secular program; and, most importantly, (3) to allow pro-abortion plaintiffs to claim a free exercise right to abortion if Roe v. Wade is overruled and states enact anti-abortion laws.

It violates the separation of church and state.

But we now have gone to «winter break» and «spring break», because people felt that giving children time off from school for religious holidays was pretty darn close to violating the sacred seperation of church and state.

For example, two priests in Saltillo in 1882 argued that the law requiring priests to get proof of civil registry of birth or marriage before performing Christian baptism or marriage violated the constitutional separation of church and state.

His reasoning was that such words were unconstitutional by violating the «separation of Church and state.»

James Madison would go on to be the chief architect of the U.S. Constitution and its 1st Amendment, and to become the 4th POTUS, where he would then veto two bills that he believed would violate the separation of church and state.

He would also come to oppose the long - established practice of employing chaplains at public expense in the House of Representatives and Senate on the grounds that it violated the separation of church and state and the principles of religious freedom.

I quite agree that the new Christian immigration is very diverse, and many of the new arrivals might well be comfortable with the church — state arrangements they find in the U.S. Mexicans in particular have a long tradition of official church — state separation in their home country, however often the principle is violated in practice.

Americans United for Separation of Church and State said the «Rock the Fort» event, put on by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, violates the Constitution and is targeting people for conversion.

Washington (CNN)- Americans United for the Separation of Church and State has sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service accusing Pastor Robert Jeffress of violating the law when he posted his endorsement of presidential hopeful Rick Perry on the First Baptist Church of Dallas website.

If Atheists are intolerant of Christians it's probably due to Christians attempting to legislate religious beliefs & violate the separation of church and state.

Why did the organizers of said event decide to violate the line between church and state?

The person was given a command that plainly violates the separation of church and state.

How long will the Christians and people of the United States have to contemplate the incongruity of its government... as it supports with over a million dollars a day another government that represses, kills bishops, religious workers, children, men and women, violates human rights, closes itself to dialogue and obstructs the pastoral task of the churches?

By allowing Catholics to refuse paying for contraceptives, the government would be violating both freedom of religion and separation of church and state.

The American Humanist Association (AHA) claimed the annual initiative violated the constitutional separation of church and state.

''... from violating the separation of church and state» Sorry, technically it was for violating the Establishment Clause of the Consti.tution, I think.

It clearly violated the separation of church and state.

The Supreme Court, however, upheld the Air Force regulation, implying that to do otherwise would violate the separation of church and state.

Members of several good government, fiscal watchdog and education advocacy groups Wednesday took issue with the bill, saying it benefits mainly rich donors, and violates the separation of church and state.

Gov. David Paterson this morning rejected claims that his offer of state - owned land as an alternate location for the mosque proposed near Ground Zero would violate the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state, insisting such transfers «are done all the time.»

Karen He, an aide to State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, presented a letter her office has sent to the State Liquor Authority asking the agency to determine whether the license would violate the «200 foot rule,» a section of the law prohibiting bars near churches and schools.

But after a landmark legal setback in Pennsylvania (teaching intelligent design in the public schools was found to violate the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state), creationists have retooled their approach.

And the bill that we propose does not violate the separation of church and staAnd the bill that we propose does not violate the separation of church and staand state.

The New York City school system's Chapter 1 program is still violating the constitutional separation of church and state, according to a lawsuit filed by the advocacy group that initiated the Aguilar v. Felton case.

• Would Pell Grants for Kids violate the principle of separation of church and state?

Opponents would claim that the inclusion of religious schools among the choices for parents violated the separation of church and state, required by the federal constitution, and they challenged the program in court.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), along with Americans United for Separation of Church and State, sued, citing a host of constitutional offenses, including violating the ban on support for private schools and churches (the state's Blaine Amendment), the ban on religious tests, the guarantee of religious freedom, the uniformity requirement in the education clause, the prohibition on support for private institutions, and, for good measure, the guarantee of local conState, sued, citing a host of constitutional offenses, including violating the ban on support for private schools and churches (the state's Blaine Amendment), the ban on religious tests, the guarantee of religious freedom, the uniformity requirement in the education clause, the prohibition on support for private institutions, and, for good measure, the guarantee of local constate's Blaine Amendment), the ban on religious tests, the guarantee of religious freedom, the uniformity requirement in the education clause, the prohibition on support for private institutions, and, for good measure, the guarantee of local control.

The Minnesota Federation of Teachers has filed suit in federal district court in St. Paul to block the state's 1985 Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act on the grounds that the law violates both the state and federal constitutions by permitting the «direct diversion» of public funds from public schools to church - related colleges and universities.

A decade ago, the Jewish community debated whether vouchers violated the church - state wall and whether this «slippery slope» was worth the potential boon of millions in government aid to Jewish day schools.

Marion Superior Court Judge Michael Keele decided not to halt the program because arguments against it — namely, the vouchers violate the separation of church and state by using public money to fund religious schools — are unlikely to succeed at trial.

The union argues that — despite the corporate tax workaround — it still violates the separation of church and state because the scholarships allow children to attend private religious school on the public's dime, among other issues.

Critics also argue that, despite the court rulings, the programs do violate the spirit of the separation of church and state.

Every year, the ACLU receives dozens of reports from across the country of public schools possibly violating the separation of church and state.

But they don't violate the separation of church and state, courts have found, because money going to religious schools isn't coming directly from the government.

The Indiana Supreme Court concluded in May that the state's two - year - old school program doesn't violate the state's required separation between church and state — even when voucher dollars fund religious education, the court ruled unanimously.

Edited by Linda Lantieri Foreword by Daniel Goleman In Schools with Spirit, fourteen respected educators ask whether schools can nurture the inner life of students without violating the beliefs of families or the separation of church and state.