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| − | The [[U.S. Supreme Court]] has declared on five different occasions that "we are a religious people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme Being." These decisions were: | + | The [[U.S. Supreme Court]] has declared on five different occasions that "we are a '''religious people''' whose institutions presuppose a Supreme Being." These decisions were: |
*Lynch, 465 U.S. at 675 | *Lynch, 465 U.S. at 675 | ||
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It follows that the [[Establishment Clause]] does not deny [[government]] the power to acknowledge officially the religious character of the American people. | It follows that the [[Establishment Clause]] does not deny [[government]] the power to acknowledge officially the religious character of the American people. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:22, July 13, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court has declared on five different occasions that "we are a religious people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme Being." These decisions were:
- Lynch, 465 U.S. at 675
- Marsh, 463 U.S. at 792
- Walz, 397 U.S. at 672
- Schempp, 374 U.S. at 213
- Zorach, 343 U.S. at 313.
It follows that the Establishment Clause does not deny government the power to acknowledge officially the religious character of the American people.