Freedom of religion, the First Amendment, and the Supreme Court : how the Court flunked history / Barry Adamson.
2008
KF4783 .A934 2008 (Mapit)
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Freedom of religion, the First Amendment, and the Supreme Court : how the Court flunked history / Barry Adamson.
Imprint
Gretna, LA : Pelican Pub. Co., [2008]
Copyright
©2008
Description
422 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
The historical purpose an meaning of the First Amendment's establishment clause the Constitution's establishment clause
Religion and government in the 1700s : the "establishment"
The states pre-constitution "Declarations of Rights"
The states' demands for a "Bill of Rights" as part of the Constitution
The First Congress' consideration of a Bill of Rights : May to September, 1789
The meaning of "meaning" : words mean today, and tomorrow, what they meant when written
The author's own understanding : Congress's Contemporaneous Acts in 1789
The author's own understanding : Congress's subsequent acts
A meaning consistent with the states' own constitutions and laws in 1789
A meaning consistent with amendments proposed by ratifying states
A meaning consistent with Madison's passions
Irony of ironies : the Supreme Court extends the establishment clause's disablement to the states
Jefferson's metaphorical "wall of separation" : a wall of colloquial concoction
The Supreme Court flunks history and sends religion, God, and Christmas Underground
The consequences of a rewritten history : the Everson aftermath.
Religion and government in the 1700s : the "establishment"
The states pre-constitution "Declarations of Rights"
The states' demands for a "Bill of Rights" as part of the Constitution
The First Congress' consideration of a Bill of Rights : May to September, 1789
The meaning of "meaning" : words mean today, and tomorrow, what they meant when written
The author's own understanding : Congress's Contemporaneous Acts in 1789
The author's own understanding : Congress's subsequent acts
A meaning consistent with the states' own constitutions and laws in 1789
A meaning consistent with amendments proposed by ratifying states
A meaning consistent with Madison's passions
Irony of ironies : the Supreme Court extends the establishment clause's disablement to the states
Jefferson's metaphorical "wall of separation" : a wall of colloquial concoction
The Supreme Court flunks history and sends religion, God, and Christmas Underground
The consequences of a rewritten history : the Everson aftermath.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references ( pages 399-409) and index.
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KF4783 .A934 2008
Language
English
ISBN
9781589805200 hardcover alkaline paper
1589805208 hardcover alkaline paper
1589805208 hardcover alkaline paper
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