HI410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Establishment Clause, Baptists In The History Of Separation Of Church And State

• School: Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
• Department: Health Information Technology
• Course: HI410
• Professor: John

Document Summary

The establishment clause can be interpreted many ways. Describe the kind of wall you could use to represent it: literal interpretation anything goes as long as the government doesn"t establish an official religion. (so it can partake in religious activities if it wants) Easy to penetrate and get around: narrow interpretation the government cannot advocate a single religion, but it can acknowledge the idea that there is a religion. (ex: writing in god we trust" on money) 1: broad interpretation except for basic human rights, the government cannot take part in any religion. Is the action irresponsible: remember danger, public health, and slander/libel proved by evaluating time, place, manner and content, example: yelling fire in a movie theater endangers public health because of the place. Jefferson feels that the first amendment prohibits the government from creating a national religion. Jefferson was very stoic about the fact that 98% of americans are christian.