1 / 6

21) Ok. Child Benefit, does not endorse religion.

21) Ok. Child Benefit, does not endorse religion. 22) Ok. Addresses public problem, Child Benefit Doctrine. 23) Ok. Child Benefit Doctrine. Free Ex. Clause: Forbids prohibiting free ex. of religion.

niles
Download Presentation

21) Ok. Child Benefit, does not endorse religion.

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. 21) Ok. Child Benefit, does not endorse religion. • 22) Ok. Addresses public problem, Child Benefit Doctrine. • 23) Ok. Child Benefit Doctrine.

  2. Free Ex. Clause: Forbids prohibiting free ex. of religion. • Belief vs. Practice: Guarantees right to worship or not to worship as people see fit, free from gov’t interference. (2 aspects) • Freedom to believe in God (or no God), which is absolute. The gov’t isn’t in to mind control, an individual can believe in anything. • Freedom to act upon your beliefs: which is subject to gov’t regulation for the protection of Society’s health, safety, welfare and morals (State Police Powers)

  3. Cases • 1) Ok. Mormon practice of polygamy was ruled illegal. • 2) Ok. State Police Powers • 3) Ok. Protect people • 4) Ok. Even for religious purposes and even though used for centuries.

  4. 5) Ok. Upheld Child labor law. • 6) Not ok. Inhibits Free Exercise.

  5. Other • 7) People v. Peirson (1903): Ct.’s say parents who withhold medical treatment from kids on religious grounds may be prosecuted (Police Powers). • 8) Goldman v. Sec. of Defense (1986): Jewish men may not wear their yarmulkes (skullcaps) in violation of military regulations

  6. Cases force courts to choose between Establishment and Free Exercise Clause. Ex: West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) Flag Salute Case. • Homework Assignment.

More Related