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Religious Liberty Law

THIS SECTION IS PRESENTED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS LEGAL ADVICE. EACH CASE DEPENDS UPON FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES UNIQUE TO IT. IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATIED, YOU SHOULD CONTACT AN ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL ADVICE.

The Jefferson Madison Center's plan is to write A Primer of Religious Libert Law. In the interim, for an overview of the law concerning the First Amendment's religion and expression clauses, the JM Center suggets taking a look at FindLaw's First Amendment Annotations

  • Establishment of Religion (Incl. Speech, Press and Assembly)
    • Public Schools
      • Saluting the American Flag
      • Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance
      • Government Sponsored Prayer
      • Released Time for Religous Studies
      • "Moment of Silence"
      • Bible Courses
      • Religious Clubs
      • Teaching Evolution, Creationism and Inteligent Design
    • Religious Symbols on Public Property
    • Censorship to Protect Children Libraries and the Internet
    • Court Stripping
    • Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
    • Government Funded Religion
      • Direct Payments for Textbooks, Transportation and Tuition
      • School Vouchers, Tax Credits
      • "Faith Based Initiatives" / Taxpaer Funded Discrimination
    • Sunday Closing Laws
    • "In God We Trust" on Coins and Currency
    • Congress and the Courts
    • No Religious Test for Public Office
    • Military Academies, Bands and Chaplains
    • Additional Penalties for Religiously Motivated Hate Crimes
  • Free Exercise of Religion (Incl. Speech, Press and Assembly)
    • Child Rearing
    • Permits and Licenses for Distribution of Literature, Parades
    • Covering Up License Plate Slogans
    • Conscientious Objection to Military Service
    • Private Religious Displays on Public Property
    • Religious Rituals and Practices
      • Ritual Slaughter of Animalsin Religious Ceremonies
      • Use of Hallucinogens in Religious Ceremonies
    • Religion In Public Life
    • Church Electioneering and Tax Exempt Status
    • Right of Private Groups to Discriminagte
  • Right to Privacy; Equal Rights
    • Marriage, Consensual Sex
      • Interracial Marriage
      • Same-Sex Marriage
      • Polygamy
      • Consensual Sex
    • Reproductive Rights
      • Contraceptives
      • Abortion
    • Right to Die / Death with Dignity