POLI 4021 Chapter : Establishment Clause
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Everson v. board of education of town of ewing (1947: reimbursement of money to those parents who sent their children to school on buses paid for by public transportation system. Virginia provided a great stimulus and able leadership for the movement when the. Argued that a true religion did not need the support of law ; he also cited. Jefferson"s virginia bill for religious liberty: the establishment of religion clause of the first amendment means at least this: neither a state nor the federal government can set up a church. Neither can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over another. Neither can force nor influence a person to go to or to remain away from church against his will or force him to profess a belief or disbelief is any religion. No person can be punished for entertaining or profession religious beliefs or disbeliefs, for church attendance or non-attendance.
