This statue was part of a fundamental government program and had no specific religious intentions and did not give any group special privileges. ... Other government services are given to religious schools, like a sewer systems, so this reimbursement is no different other than it is more direct. ... This clause does not permit the government to do anything that excessively and unfairly gives special treatment to a specific religion over another as well as prohibiting the establishment of an official religion within the government. ... Although the Establishment Clause was broadly structured, i...

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Though created by men living in a society that was driven mostly by Christian morals, the American Constitution of 1787, as amended by the Bill of Rights, established a system of government in which religious liberty was to be protected. ... The presence of a religious clergy in political matters too greatly represented the form of government in Great Britain, that which revolutionaries had been so adamant to leave behind. ... Called by critics the "enemy of all religion," Jefferson attempted to reconcile Christianity with the Enlightenment.17 Frank Lambert rightly concluded that though the "...

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It amazes me that the government is allowing this to happen, but it does bring in good economic aid to the country, which may be a determining factor in its permitence. On the other hand, I am sure the government doesn't see Christianity as a very big threat to the other prime religions, such as Islam of Buddhism. ... (Islam 3) The government attempted to smother the Muslims, thus pushing them away from the Chinese culture. ... This continued up until 1978 when the government finally decided to stop its pressing troubles on the ...

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This, though minute on detail, shows us of a glimpse of how important politics and the government were to an ordinary Roman citizen. ... Its fall, basing from the records of history, can be traced backed into two major factors; the disunity of the patricians and their gluttonous pursuance of self ambition and the countless enemies of the empire gnawing at their doorsteps. ...

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Khan links the changes that were introduced in the organisation of the Mughal government and religious policy to the structure, composition and changes of the nobility under Akbar. ... So did Timur, so that in his dominions and in the dominions of his successors, there was no persecution of Shias and even Christians and Heathens found place in his government and armed forces. ...

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Blake was highly critical of the church the government and God because he thought that they could do more to end poverty. ... The Christianity of Innocence is closer to the clear, direct teachings of Jesus than anything in Experience where Blake targets institutionalized Christianity, particularly the Anglican Church of which the king was the head and which backed Government's anti-people policies. ...

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Those actions were considered a crime in early colonies, such as New England, because of the strict religious secular control over the colonies.7 In New England, many of the crimes came from moral and religious rather than political and economic because of the role Protestants played in government. ... In the colonies during the eighteenth century, there were codes of justice that were based heavily on moral and religious ideals from the Bible. ... The British government and the colonies sentenced him to death by hanging. ... There are three different kinds of violence allowed by Christian co...

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As we go about our lives in these days and times, we look and see a division between people. More than a month ago, terrorists attacked our nation, and now, more than ever, we need spiritual guidance. Instead, we have attacked each other as a people, and burned religious edifices. We have cast down ...

• Word Count: 2707
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• Grade Level: High School