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Stories of America's Faith
Zorach vs. Clausen - We are a Religious People
Hello, and welcome to another story of America's Faith. I'm Richard Lee In 1952 Zorach versus Clausen the Supreme Court ruled that New York City must permit its public schools to release students during school hours to go to religious centers For religious instruction our devotional exercises the court's decision reads The First Amendment does not say that in every respect there shall be a separation of church and state rather It studiously defines the matter in which there will be no concert or union our dependency one on the other We are a religious people and our institutions presuppose a supreme being Meaning the state must respect the religious nature of its people Stories of America's Faith is sponsored by theirs hope and ministries for more information about God and America Visit us at theirs hope.org. That's theirs hope.org