https://padlet.com/spencerc592/hzcehdy171gn Made with panache en-us 2019-05-02 14:53:42 UTC 2025-12-14 13:39:02 UTC hello@padlet.com spencerc592 https://padlet.com/spencerc592/hzcehdy171gn/wish/356238582 Religion]]> 2019-05-02 14:57:14 UTC https://padlet.com/spencerc592/hzcehdy171gn/wish/356238582 spencerc592 https://padlet.com/spencerc592/hzcehdy171gn/wish/356240000 "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
- No laws will be made that prohibit somebody from exercising their religion, nor shall a law be made that makes one religion superior to another]]> 2019-05-02 14:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/spencerc592/hzcehdy171gn/wish/356240000 jacobl415 https://padlet.com/spencerc592/hzcehdy171gn/wish/356240684 Established in The Bill of Rights in 1791 by the founding fathers. The main reasoning for freedom of religion although not explicitly stated was to separate church and state. Also allowing any citizen to worship whatever religion they please. ]]> 2019-05-02 15:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/spencerc592/hzcehdy171gn/wish/356240684 spencerc592 https://padlet.com/spencerc592/hzcehdy171gn/wish/356241330 Reynolds v. United States (1879)
Reynolds argued that his religion required him to marry multiple women. The Court ruled unanimously that a law banning polygamy was constitutional, and did not infringe upon individuals' First Amendment right to free exercise of religion. The Court stated that you may believe in polygamy, but prohibiting the practice of polygamy is constitutional.]]> 2019-05-02 15:02:25 UTC https://padlet.com/spencerc592/hzcehdy171gn/wish/356241330 jacobl415 https://padlet.com/spencerc592/hzcehdy171gn/wish/356243850 Stephen J. Roy, Karen Miller and their daughter Little Bird of Snow, were residents of Pennsylvania who were recieving Food Stamps. The family argued and refused to get a social security number for their daughter Little Bird. Arguing that a Social Security number violates their Native American religious beliefs. They were not allowed to receive any welfare without the Social Security number. The Supreme Court decided that the Social Security requirement did not violate the First Amendment due to the general neutrality of a Social Security number. This case is pivotal because it establishes that Social Security and other programs are neutral and do not infringe on any religious right. ]]> 2019-05-02 15:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/spencerc592/hzcehdy171gn/wish/356243850 spencerc592 https://padlet.com/spencerc592/hzcehdy171gn/wish/356245627  Thomas Van Orden sued Texas in federal district court, arguing a Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of the state capitol building represented an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion. Orden argued this violated the First Amendment's establishment clause, which prohibits the government from passing laws "respecting an establishment of religion."  In 5-4 decision, the Court held that the establishment clause did not bar the monument on the grounds of Texas' state capitol building. The argument for this was that the monument was generally secular, and not tied to a specific religion. ]]> 2019-05-02 15:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/spencerc592/hzcehdy171gn/wish/356245627 spencerc592 https://padlet.com/spencerc592/hzcehdy171gn/wish/356247125 1) In the cakeshop case in Colorado, we see that the first amendment right of free exercise of religion might result in problems with gay rights. It will be interesting to see which sets precedent, because gay rights is a strong movement but the the right of free religion is the first thing stated in our Bill of Rights, and was obviously seen as important by our founding fathers. 
2) We have also seen ongoing issues of separation of church and state in schools. Many schools have tried to hold religious prayers before games or schools, and I am sure more cases will pop up about whether those prayers are constitutional. Even events at Arapahoe might cross a constitutional line at times. ]]> 2019-05-02 15:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/spencerc592/hzcehdy171gn/wish/356247125