The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was created so that the people of America would have the freedom of religion, speech, assembly, press, and petition. The freedom of religion has impacted so many people in many different ways not only in the Unites States. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states that everyone in the United States has the right to practice their own religion or practice none at all. Many of America’s founders were from different religious backgrounds and they way they protected religious liberty was to keep the government out of religion. The First Amendment was created as a result to separate church and state. A major clause of the First Amendment is the Establishment Clause. The Establishment Clause
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The Supreme Court case of Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000) challenged the rights of a student who prayed over a public address system before a high school football game, which is considered student speech. The students, who represented themselves as Doe, proclaimed that they felt like religious endorsement was being brought upon the crowd. Students also stated that the prayer violated the Establishment Clause and did not represent all of the different religions at the school. The district fired back at the students saying that the pre-game invocations have been a long time tradition in Texas. The students and district could not settle this issue so it went before the Supreme Court. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled the pre-game prayer a government religious endorsement that violated the Establishment Clause. This case has a big impact on students then and now because many times schools and students single out the most popular religion. Students who are of different religions feel like they are not important and that they are being discriminated against. Students already have a hard time making new friends and if they are of a different religion, other than the popular one, they feel less worthy to those of the popular religion. All religions should be included in
The Supreme Court case of Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000) challenged the rights of a student who prayed over a public address system before a high school football game, which is considered student speech. The students, who represented themselves as Doe, proclaimed that they felt like religious endorsement was being brought upon the crowd. Students also stated that the prayer violated the Establishment Clause and did not represent all of the different religions at the school. The district fired back at the students saying that the pre-game invocations have been a long time tradition in Texas. The students and district could not settle this issue so it went before the Supreme Court. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled the pre-game prayer a government religious endorsement that violated the Establishment Clause. This case has a big impact on students then and now because many times schools and students single out the most popular religion. Students who are of different religions feel like they are not important and that they are being discriminated against. Students already have a hard time making new friends and if they are of a different religion, other than the popular one, they feel less worthy to those of the popular religion. All religions should be included in