The Bible in the Schools: The "Edgerton" and "Schempp" Decisions Revisited.

Hunt, Thomas C.; Bellefeuille, Barbara K.

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Bible in the Schools: The "Edgerton" and "Schempp" Decisions Revisited.

Hunt, Thomas C.; Bellefeuille, Barbara K.

Religion and Public Education, v15 n3 p321-30 Sum 1988

Discusses two important and parallel court cases related to the use of the Bible in public schools. Covers the context, issues and ensuing public outcry related to both the 1890 "Edgerton" decision and the 1963 "Schempp" case. (LS)

Descriptors: Biblical Literature, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Public Schools, Religion, Religious Factors

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Abington v Schempp; First Amendment; Fourteenth Amendment

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