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Maryland was founded
Calvert wanted to turn Maryland into a kingdom to beneift himself. The idea was to create a colony for catholics who wanted to be serfs. -
Massachusetes was founded
The Pilgrims and Puritans came to find a place where they could freely persecute those who didnt share their beliefs. -
Free Exercise Clause
Free exercise clause was added as the first part of the First Amendment to give peoplefree exercise of religion. -
John Brown- Civil War
Bible in one hand and musket in the other, he is atributed to starting the Civil War. -
Religious Revival
Celebrating mass at an Army Camp, -
Court rejects free exercise challenges
hundreds of church leaders were jailed, mormons deprived of their right to vote, and congress dissolved the LDS church and expropiated most of its property unti; the church agreed to abandon polygamy. -
Anti-Evolution League
Religious fundamentalists. -
Court extended the Free Exercise Clause
to limit state laws and other state actions that burden religious exercise. -
Courta shifted to strengthen protection for religious conduct
Court held that the free exercise clause did not eexempt an orthodox Jewish merchant from sunday closing laws -
Court changed again
hold that the clause doesnt relieve an individual of the obligation to to comply with a valid and neutral law of general applicability . Echoes the concern that religious exemptionspermits a person be virtue if beliefs to become a law himself. -
Supreme Court Rejects Contraceptives Mandate for Some Corporations
Hobby Lobby chooses to not cover insurance for employees becuase they violate their religious beliefs. -
Muslim girl gets rejected a career at Abercrombie because of her looks/religion
Girl takes it up to court and wins the case. Abercrombie now has to allow headressess and relgious freedom into their dress codes for their employees.