Research Catalog

Title

Religion under the State constitutions, by Chester James Antieau, Phillip Mark Carroll [and] Thomas Carroll Burke.

Author

Antieau, Chester James.

Publication

Brooklyn, Central Book Co., 1965.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Carroll, Phillip Mark
• Burke, Thomas Carroll
• Georgetown University. Institute for Church-State Law.

Description

ix, 277 pages; 24 cm

Subject

• Religion and law > United States
• Church and state > United States
• Civil rights > United States
• Religion and state > United States
• Religion and state
• Civil rights
• Church and state
• Religion and law
• United States

Note

• "A publication of the Institute for Church-State Law, Georgetown University."

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliographical references included in "Footnotes" (p. 240-273)

Contents

Constitutional clauses banning aid to churches and religious institutional. Generally ; Cash grant or its equivalent ; Use of government property by churches ; Aid to charitable institutions operated by religious societies -- Constitutional bans upon aid to church-related educational institutions. Generally ; The grants of funds or property to church-related educational institutions ; State provision of textbooks for children attending church-related schools ; Provision of transportation for children attending church-related schools ; Payment of rent to church authorities for use of physical facilities by public schools ; Payment of salaries to teachers in church-related schools ; Payment of tuition for students attending church-related schools ; Sale of public property to church-related educational institutions ; Programs whereby the public schools release children for attendance at religious services elsewhere ; Use of public facilities, services, and teachers by church-related schools ; Religious instruction of public school students in public schools outside of school hours ; Shared time -- Religion in the public schools. Generally ; Bible reading and prayers in the public schools ; Singing religious hymns in public schools ; Public school credit for courses in the bible ; Religious as teachers in public schools ; Wearing of religious garb by public school teachers ; Holy day services ; Baccalaureate and other graduation exercises at churches ; Patriotic exercises ; Right to educate -- Limitations imposed upon the free exercise of religion. Limitations imposed in the interest of public health ; limitations imposed in the interest of public morality ; Limitations imposed in the interest of public safety -- Bans upon denial of civil rights because of religious beliefs. Generally ; Public office holding ; Clergymen and public office holding ; Witnesses ; jurors ; voting ; Conscientious objectors -- Constitutional clauses providing for tax exemptions to churches and church-related institutions. Introductory ; The exemptions historically ; Tax exemptions and the federal government ; Tax exemptions and the states ; The charter states ; States admitted to the union : 1800-1829 ; Stated admitted to the union : 1820-1850 ; The California experience ; States admitted to the Union : 1850-1875 ; States admitted to the Union : 1875-1900 ; States admitted since 1900 ; Conclusion -- Appendix. Selected state constitutional clauses dealing with religion.

LCCN

65027219

OCLC

• ocm00557247
• 557247
• SCSB-124306

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library