Religion Rights Shane Sullivan by Shane Sullivan https://padlet.com/shanesullivan2/4bdh6l10rtygb3bw About rights surrounding religion en-us 2021-01-13 17:01:52 UTC 2025-12-19 13:51:39 UTC hello@padlet.com Religion shanesullivan2 https://padlet.com/shanesullivan2/4bdh6l10rtygb3bw/wish/1083951725 The definition of religion is the belief and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.]]> 2021-01-13 17:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesullivan2/4bdh6l10rtygb3bw/wish/1083951725 The First Amendment - Religion shanesullivan2 https://padlet.com/shanesullivan2/4bdh6l10rtygb3bw/wish/1083968331 Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion.
Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion.
No government can designate a religion as the official state religion.
No government can force people to engage in religious exercises or to profess religious beliefs.]]> 2021-01-13 17:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesullivan2/4bdh6l10rtygb3bw/wish/1083968331 Freedoms Of Religion shanesullivan2 https://padlet.com/shanesullivan2/4bdh6l10rtygb3bw/wish/1084007669 People are free to practice their religion, or no religion at all.
The government cannot encourage or promote a religion in any way.
People are free to practice their religion in public, so long as it does not break any laws to do so.
People are free to choose their religion by themselves, with no government interference.
The government cannot force people to discuss or reveal their religion.]]> 2021-01-13 17:13:31 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesullivan2/4bdh6l10rtygb3bw/wish/1084007669 Supreme Court Cases shanesullivan2 https://padlet.com/shanesullivan2/4bdh6l10rtygb3bw/wish/1088604599 Engel v. Vitale
The Supreme Court ruled that is was unconstitutional to compose an official school prayer, and encourage kids to recite it. This would instil children with a certain religion early on, so despite the religion their family may practice, they will be taught to practice another one. This was unconstitutional, as it would involve the government encouraging people to follow a certain religion.]]> 2021-01-14 18:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesullivan2/4bdh6l10rtygb3bw/wish/1088604599