Freedom of Religion : Locke v. Davey and State Blaine Amendments.
So-called?Blaine Amendments? in state constitutions are under attack because they may restrict the flow of tax dollars into religious institutions. The prevailing argument against the state Blaine Amendments is that they are unconstitutional expressions of Nineteenth Century anti-Catholic sentiment....
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
El Paso :
LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC,
2010.
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Colección: | Recht und Gesellschaft.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | So-called?Blaine Amendments? in state constitutions are under attack because they may restrict the flow of tax dollars into religious institutions. The prevailing argument against the state Blaine Amendments is that they are unconstitutional expressions of Nineteenth Century anti-Catholic sentiment. Through an examination of Nineteenth Century historical trends and the test of state constitutions, Johnson challenges that argument. While he does not dispute the anti-Catholic currents of the Nineteenth Century, his work demonstrates that Blaine amendment supporters had many different motives ot. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (229 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781593326531 159332653X |