1. Freedom of (and from) Religion
Ist Amendment
Freedom of (and from) Religion

2. Is separation of church and state possible?
Abortion
Gay Marriage
Polygamy
Capital Punishment
Prayer in Schools
Posting the Ten Commandments
Cloning
Evolution
Stem Cell Research
Suicide/Right to Die
School Vouchers
Presidential Oath
Bibles in School
Swearing in on the Witness Stand
Pledge of Allegiance
“In God We Trust”

3. Rights Responsibility Respect
For Religion… the 3 R’s
Rights Responsibility Respect

4. Two Guarantees
The Establishment Clause- the government won’t set up any religion (Lemon Test)
The Free Exercise Clause- the government won’t stop people from practicing their religion (Sherbert Test)

5. The Lemon Test To see if laws/actions violate the establishment clause
Does the law/action have a non-religious purpose?
Does the law/action neither promote or deny religion? (is it neutral)
Does the law/action avoid excessive entanglement of government and religion?

6. The Lemon Test
A new private Catholic school opens in Quakertown and would like to get some money from the state of Pennsylvania to buy supplies for a chemistry lab. If Pennsylvania gives money to the private school would that violate the Lemon Test and the establishment clause?
Does the law/action have a non-religious purpose?
Does the law/action neither promote or deny religion? (is it neutral)
Does the law/action avoid excessive entanglement of government and religion?

7. The Sherbert Test
Determines what individual religious actions can be banned
Is it a real teaching of the religion?
Is the person really a PRACTICING member of the religion?
Is the government concern significant?
Can the government address it’s concern in another way?

8. The Sherbert Test
Kenny decides to start a new religion which believes that five day school weeks is unethical. All his friends join this religion and then claim they cannot attend school on Fridays (and some Mondays) because it violates their religious beliefs. Quakertown’s school board forces them to attend school, does this violate their free exercise rights and the Sherbert Test?
Is it a real teaching of the religion?
Is the person really a PRACTICING member of the religion?
Is the government concern significant?
Can the government address it’s concern in another way?