Chapter Four, Legal Religion, talks about how religion freedoms are handled under the law. Sullivan expresses that religious ideas are free to be thought, however when put into practice, religious beliefs can be limited by the government. She talks about the difficulties presented by the American Legal system, for example the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which claim to protect varying religious beliefs, but in turn discriminate against religions not of the unsaid Protestant majority. To emphasize her argument, Sullivan provides cases such as Employment Divisionv. Smith, Warner v. City of Boca Raton, U.S. v. Seeger, and Africa v. Pennsylvania. Sullivan states “There is no accepted legal way of talking in the United States about the vast array of religious beliefs and practices that are represented.” These cases support the idea that religious beliefs are tolerated in thought, however when put into action, the government takes measures to limit practices that go against the Protestant beliefs.
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In this article, we look at the traditional practice of ritual dancing amongst the Pueblo Indians, and how the U.S. government worked to stop this practice, and eventually eradicate the Native American culture. Wenger’s article poses as an example of what is to come if we stand aside in cases such as Warner v. Boca Raton or Employment Division v. Smith. Organizations will be put in place and will eventually rid the states of religious
In this article, we look at the traditional practice of ritual dancing amongst the Pueblo Indians, and how the U.S. government worked to stop this practice, and eventually eradicate the Native American culture. Wenger’s article poses as an example of what is to come if we stand aside in cases such as Warner v. Boca Raton or Employment Division v. Smith. Organizations will be put in place and will eventually rid the states of religious