-
Free excersize Clause
-
Religious Revival
-
Philipinos and American tradition
-
Scopes Trail
The Scopes Trial was a trail of Relgion vs. Science -
Court Shifted
Now the Clause protects a right of religious believers to exemption from generallt applicable laws which burden religious exersize -
Court changes tides again
The clause does not relieve an individual of the obligation to comply with a valid and neutral law of general applicablitly on the ground that the law prescribes conduct that his religion proscribes -
Hobby Lobby
woman expected Hobby Lobby to pay for contraceptives, but hobby lobby, a family owned business, didnt want to because of thier religious beliefs -
Abercrombie Court case
A muslim teenager applied for a job at abercrombi and was denied because of the Hijab she was wearing -
Court extension of Free Excersize Clause
Constrains only the Federal Government to limit sate laws and other state actions that burden religious exercize.