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Religion is of great importance to many Americans, and many take pride in their beliefs and faith; however, sadly, religion can also arouse setbacks and conflicts. Many cases in today’s society have fallen under this problem, and their resolution is not always simple, as many factors are involved, such as public opinions and legal, constitutional rights. One of these cases has been the Vanderbilt case, where the Christian Legal Society (CLS) was prohibited from incorporating certain phrases, such as, “the group’s leaders should believe in the bible and in Jesus Christ as their lord and savior” (Paulsen), in their club’s Constitution. It also interdicted the club’s leaders from “lead[ing] Bible studies, prayer and worship” ("Vanderbilt University: …show more content…

All these abhorrent reactions that the University officials have shown towards CLS, whether its discrimination or abomination, say a great negative deal about the University and its ethical guidelines. Besides, it limits the space where members of the CLS get to practice their religion. In the article written by Troels Norager he specifies two advantages, where he called it “the double movement of faith,” that Christians experience during their spiritual relationship with God. First, there is the “inner movement of ‘infinite resignation’,” where people “give up all [their] hopes and investments in the ‘worldly’ life.” Second is the “faith by way of the absurd,” where people express God’s gift of faith that is given to them. In order to attain these “spiritual blessings,” Christians have to be constantly worshipping their God at all times; and so, by eliminating the prayers, worship, and bible studies that the CLS are supposed to have everyday on campus, these University officials are hindering ‘the way and time of their gatherings and worship, and interfering with their spiritual, private lives, in which they have no right in doing so, as this act is considered …show more content…

This right has been given to the people by the founding fathers; for that reason, no one has the right to overcome this right or violate it, as he/she will not only infringe the great philosophies and minds of the founding fathers, such as John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton, but also he/she will violate a Constitutional right. Our founding fathers were not the only people that defended religious freedom, but also many great people have done so. One of these people was the fortieth President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, where he mentioned in one of his speeches that “Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.” Democracy, the governmental type that the United States is based upon, is characterized by certain freedoms such as the freedom of press, speech, assembly, and of course the freedom of religion. The extravagantly diverse religions that the United States is relishing is a major contribution to its prosperity and economic stability; additionally, the United States has been a welcoming home to many religions, in which it (the United States) had the advantage of exploiting all of its people’s motivations and resources which caused the United States to become one of the leading nations in today’s society. All these ideas and ideologies define the United States and make it an

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In another case, Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290 (2000), prayers were offered before graduations and football games by a student elected chaplain. While the case being processed in district court, the school district issued another policy that permits, but does not require that all students participate in the student-led prayer. The court ruled that the football game prayers were authorized by a government policy and taking place on government property which was perceived as government establishing a religion. This case relates to O’Connell v. Hopewell School District, New Jersey because the football team is practicing on government property. Additionally, in Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, since the prayers were on government property, it was perceived as a government entity establish a

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Although members of the (“LGBTQ”) community are allowed to apply to the school, students will not be allowed admission unless they are willing to read, understand and agree to abide by the terms set out within the Community Covenant. By agreeing to accept the Covenant, members of TWU commit themselves to abstain from various activities, including “sexual intimacy that violates the sacredness of marriage between a man and a woman.” The repercussions of the covenant are that students in the LGBTQ community are discriminated against, in admission to, and life at, TWU. However TWU, on the contrary, believes that the Community Covenant is protected by its right to freedom of religion granted under section 2 of the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms.

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It all started when Edward Schempp, a resident of Abington, Pennsylvania filed a suit against the Abington School District to prohibit the enforcement of requiring children to hear and read portions of the Bible as part of their education. Schempp’s children attended the school and felt it was not right and against their religious freedoms. He and his family are also Unitarians. The case was lost at the Federal district court level, which then with hopes of Schempp dropping it, the school with parental consent aloud kids to opt out of it, but Schempp was still not pleased. This case seemed to cause difficult and social issues like no other.

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Case Citation: Santa Fe Independent School Dist. v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290 (2000) Parties: Santa Fe Independent School District/ Petitioner Jane Doe/ Respondent Facts: Prior to 1995, Santa Fe High School established a policy which allows their student council chaplain to deliver a Christian prayer through the school’s public address system before home football games of the school’s team. The practice was repeated before every football game. The mothers of one Mormon and one Catholic student filed a suit, claiming that the prayer policy violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.

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