When Free Exercise and Nonestablishment Conflict

152 Pages·2017·16.393 MB·English

by  Kent Greenawalt

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Dedicated to
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Greenawalt, Kent, 1936-author.
Title: When free exercise and nonestablishment conflict I Kent Greenawalt.
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Description: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Identifiers: LCCN 2016057559 ISBN 9780674972209 (alk. paper)
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Subjects: LCSH: Religion and state-United States. Church and state-United
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States. Freedom of religion-United States.
Classification: LCC KF4865 .G74 2017 j DDC 342.7308/52-dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016057559
Contents
Introdu1ction
PAROTN E
GovernUmseoenfR t e ligiouCso mPmruancitciaacntSediys om,nb so1,l9 s
1 Government iEnRn eglaiggeimoeunastn MdPe rsascat2gi1ecse s
2 ReliagniCdol ne riinCc osn strGaoivneirnnIgmn esntti tutions:
TheM iliatnaPdrr yi s4o5ns
PARTTW O
ForomfGs o vernAmietdnoR t e ligiousa nIIdnn sdtiivtiudtuiaolnss:
FinanScuipapalon rEdtx empt5i5ons
3 FinanScuipaplo5r 7t
4 ExemptiOotnhsFe arav noTdrr eeda tm8e1nt
PARTTH REE
DiscoRuergsaerR deilnigwg iitoPhnui bnSl cihco o13l5s
5 TeacahbionRuget l ig1i3o9n
6 TeacohriNn oBgte caoufRs eel ig1i5o3n
7 IndivCiodmumauln icaSttiuodanen nTdbth yseT iera ch1e6r2s
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PARFTO UR
Conidserioanatsn Qyde stiThoantCs r otshsRe a ng1e7 7
8 RelioiuBgse laineEdfn sd eaDvisointrgsu ifrsohmed
NonrioeulOsin ges17 9
WheFnr eEex ercise
PARFTI VE
anNdo nestablishment
ReligCioonicvuiotsn Psub,l Rieca saonnPdso ,ilc iaCtlh ioces2 01 Conflict
9 BaicsA pproaacnIhdne intsisrc imLits2 05
10R elevaaPn ecres Pooonfs' isBt aisovenes,r A sruictsu iloant,
anSdp ecIisfiscu2 e2s1
Conciolnu2 s47
Note2s5 3
Acknowled2g8m1ents
Inde2x8 3
Introduction
BasSitcr ucture
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relipgriaocuatssti hceseyesfi e tI .nt hersees ptehccetl sa,ut soegsec thaenr
bes eeansp romorteilniglg iiboaeunrsadts ye paroafct hiuorancn shdt a1 te.
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tension.
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Introdu3c tion
2 Introduction
domaisim nuh c morec ompateldi hcatne itehro fth esef aisimrplelya elrnta­ booiskt oex prleho owth e vaelsu aymi nflenuec conitsuiottnaalr gnutmse
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One valoufne o esnatblhmiesnti tshe n oiotnth at hewn hetg oevrnment ther ange ofwh atis c onitsuiottnaplermliys si,hb eslteve aelsu anc evnerhte­
getsin veodl ivtwh reliiogumsat etrsit n ootn lfayvr sos oem relioingosev r lessc oem inptaloy rfo whatis a wisanedj ucshotie cbaouwhtat het law
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inveomelnvtm ayw ealclt uianlletrfyer ew ih tehahylr teliiogucsho icesa nd suprtpp ooibsels poilciadtlce iiosns.
pracictesA.s in itialluyn edrstotohisdc ,o enrnca bousattte "cruopriotno"f Thec haptrseh attfo lleoxwpr leho owth ec ometipngv aelsu aymb ebset
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intghe l iertbyo fPr oetsatnto utlfaovoronkigsin ividdufala h,ib tuhtas n ow ast ahtis c elaran,d s uegsgtwsha tl egapaplarc hoesw oumladke the most
exapndedt oc oevrfr eedomo fch oicesc onncinegrr eliiognm oreg enreally. sensIeta. l assokh osw fa rw e shoulseedt eh coniflnigvc atelsiu np alyfo r
Juwshtat o nseees a sh ect oe cronncsaeb rountoe tsa btlhiinsgre liiognca n certacihonice sb ycit ienzsth ata er nodtir ecctolnyte drb oycl olnsiotniatlu t
affectho wo ne seesne eded efree xericse nadvi ce-evrsa.I nwh atfo lloIw s, resrtainThtes a.i hme reis t oex painl hintgisna way hattis e asialceycs ibsel
assue bmoh tabr oad enses ofth efr ee xeercise ofrel iiognw,hi ch incesla u d forn onlearsaw nydfo rl aewyrwsh oes basicw orkl esi elwolu tes thiisad ra.e
choice nottoe n gage nir elioingan,d a fraliyex etnisve raneg forn oesnatb­ Threeca uitonaser worth dadinagt h eto uttThs.ee firsits h atth owth ese
lhimsentRe.ad ers howr eejcotne orb oh tofth ese permises aymn osete h et matetrsa rebe svite wecdan pdeenodnth en atrueo fp articcuurlesltA.aus Ir
"etnisonIsid "en itfy inq iute thes ame way. menitonbr ifleyat e rtcapioni snotems a,esc ptosfl irabdleme orcacycan h ave
Wheno nreefl ectosna c tuanadal r agbeul teionnsbset ewen eefre xericse weight rafo lclo urinseth attfi twi thin hatta tecgorbyuth,to es aescptarsen ot
andn onaebslhtmiesntit,is i mprtaontt orec oigzen differentk inodfcs o n­ decisive baouevetr yhintgR.ee vlantam onoghte rth ingaser thed geree nad
textisn hicwh thoscaen c oem nitpoaly Th.e se incej luuicidadelv aatilounosf virittoyuf roel siiogubsel eifasn dp arcictesa ndac ouyns'ct urrlattlaurd itions.
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coniflnigcc ltacianmo sfte n e blesssa trk Supep oachs aelnlge si admet o agnostic.
soem relioiugpsarc itce within hetg oevrnmentas an u nacceabpel tseatblh­is Mys ecocaunitdo nis t ahta persono'evrsa olult laboooukhut m anl ife
mento frel iiognTh.e nasewrm ay e tbhatit is s uprtpeobdyfr e ee xercisev al­ in histu niveres sil ielkyt oha ve soem effecto nho wsh es eesa baanlec of
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4 Introduction Introdu5c tion
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acocunttaht d oesn oti etlsdfep endon r eliougscio nvictiBoufontrs w .hat i t andw hatc ohiecsl egisorsls aohutlmdak e.
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Introdu7ction
6 Introduction
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offiiacsl mayd ot ihngassb oultlye rbfoiddetnoC onsgsrA.ep plisc oaft ion euqalfoirtA yfrc i an-rAimcse,a nreaa prtgo prtoiono fw hohma d sbleaevne s.
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lawt h"aitrn fertese"w itfrhee ex rceiesb,ut d osen oatc tu"arpolhibliyitt I."s Probatbhlmeyos tn artaulla ngtuhamagigteh imtp litliybc et akaesdn ion g
thparetmi sislbe?We ret hceos tnituiotnlaaln guaapgpeli nit eihsdw atyh,a t thaattl, est a rfo" ictizes,ni"st hgauta rianng"t rpviieleeagneidsm munities,"
woumladk iect r iauwlch actuon sta s"r pohibits"a n"dfr eeexr ceies .I"afl aw buti tnh laet nei netceeenntttuhhSreu py re mCeo urtin trperettehdpa rto vi­
taxeasr e lioiusgp ractdiocse teh "aptr ibiothfr"e eex rciees ?I ft hlaew fo r­ sionv enrayr lryWo.h weinfit n amlalnyd atthceeod rva egoefm osto ft hBei ll
bisa d rapctoiutscdieec uhrcht htahtree li iogusb odbye lsi Geovdree qiruse, ofRi gsfo hrts tsai ttne hmei d-tiewtechne tntitrue rlyio entd hD eu Pe rosc es
ist hpaator ftre lioiusg" ercxiseeA"s?t hlea hwsa essnibdleyv eltohpee d, Clause.
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fashlorlto fa ctpuraolithi oinWb.h acto us anste lrioiusge xrceiseis am ore procueredsa,n wdo uilndludc es ucht hiansgt shp ervi ilaeggasetis enlf­
truboliqunegsio tna,l tughhno otypti caaldlredysse din t hseot rems. Thlseat inrcmiinaiotna ntdh bea orn c rlu aenudnu sualpu nihs menwtas, n oat
seiocnto fti hsc harpa tnleadt rc eharspa tdeedssrt hiassute . stretcbuhtt, h aep pliointc osaub tstanrtigihsv tuesc ahsfr esep eeacnhd the
Stimlorel r tiiccaqules tions abutola ngucaognrenc t ehEest asbhlmient freeexr ceieso fre lioinigs m uchles se vidWehnettr.th hesc iorvaegweas w ar­
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regatrotd hr eela itonb etwtehenenai o tngaolrv nemeanntsdt as,tn eoinntr­e thsee ibca rispvis.l ege
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Thisbri nsu gst ot hFeou rteeAnmtehn dmaenntdth a ep plioinoc fta hte reallinytrf ereew itahn ysofr neeee'x rceies.
relioincg luseast oa llg overnwmieitnnth thUsen i teSdt as.t eThFeour teenth Nevrtehleses,t hSeup remeC ourts' appliiocnoa ftb otclhau ses maks e
10I ntroduction
Introd1u1c tion
practsiencse,ap lart lbeyc uase dsicerninwghen a n"e stasbhlmenitd"oe so r
Thefi rstp oihenrteis o bvusi,ao lthfroequugenht nloymt en tiedoi nnds i­
doesn oitne rfterew itfrehe e xercsie,a ntdeh reforel iertbyw,o ubledve ry
cusisos nofc ostnitutriiosg anhnatddlut is.Be otlehgs ilartsa ontdh eo isn
difficAulslo,tg .ien vt hvaertyf ew inp ersnetst aestw siha cteustaalsbh l­i
teh executie avrm ofg oevrnmentc asno metiemsv ioe lteah Ctosntitution
menst ofte h olsodrt t,h ien ceoneninvec oft rytiodn rga twhs disitinction
withtohubatet i dneegrtm inea bbyjuld gs.eT hactah na epnpi nfou rd ieffr­
anadl lomworiefln exgi bwiliitsthtyiaes ntis h radlwyar arnedt.
entw as,yso metiemsi nerrtelaedtT.h e simepstlis t htaeht r elevanfatcs t are
A somewhamtor es ubte qluetsiaobnuto t eh SurpemeC ourts'r ultihnagt
noatce scsibtlojued ges.Th atc ahna epnpfo,r e xame,pw litmha n"syt osa pnd
teh FourteentAhm endm"enitnrp'corasots "et eh bsaicpa rts oft eh Biolfl
frsiks";udjgesc anrneaoltdle teyrm ienh oswu psiucsis oomeone'sm oevmenst
Righsa tsl imisto antt ehi stoaensti sh owo ne shouulndders tantedh a ctual
were.A s iamrii nlabmialeyxi sitti yf inudalilev slgiaidrtsa orec ostnitutionally
coervaeg oft heo psrovisios.nO ne migsahytt htahtso ew hoa doedpt that
costnraiednn ottop ro moe atp articruelliagrai novdni oe tlhacatotstn raint
amendemntt oounkde rtsandaittn ehg t iem oft eh BiolflR igs httobe
insup prtoianp gro psoeds taet thuwillatt h eltpeh ifra ibuttah l;tl h jaudtge s
cornotllibnutgt ;h ias nto stup prtoedb yfa ctuevaielnd ec anids e xtemrely
haev beforet heisma na doedpl tatwh daoets n ootb vusiloyha ev thpautr­
unleliTykh.e a elrntaet isit vhtaehtirp ost-CWiavircl o enpctiwoerneis n u­fl
pose.A secopnosdsi biisl tihtaayct t cuoastnli tutiiso debnaatle,iaa tbnyld
enecdb yw hahta hda epnepds in1c7e9 I1w .ie lxlpr leto ehsea elrtnaesta si v
cuorst" edfert"ol eg silast oort roa na rgeementbe tewenl egsilartsa ontdeh
thebeyaro nju diciinearptlert atiintoe hn ne xtsec tiHoonwev.e r,a c oenicv­
eexcutie bvrancahbu tow haistp e rmissibAlneo.et rfo hrm ofa voie,do anen c
abea lpprtohaiascn tho i tl loisgt ihccaoatervla gsheo ublel da elriygn uflenecd
thhasatn obteen e xpliucsdeifo tlrcy uh rcsht-ae itssu,eiss t hsaotem hihlgy
byu nedrtsandsa ittne hg tiem ofa dopThtiiso cno.ule laddt oac onusicoln
sensie itssieusva retr eaetda s" polqiuetstiics"oafo nlrw hijucdhge sw inllo t
thtaeht r etsrictso inost naesta butofr ees epechfr,ee e xesre,ca incdr elua nd
exple wohertehrt eh Cosntituhtsab ieoenvn i oedlA.a fo turthb saisfo rn on­
unusuaplun sihmentw oubleg dr eaetrt hatnhs eoo nt ehfe deraglo evrnment,
determinaotfsiub ostna ne ctoistvnituitssiuesoc noaenlrncs s tandJuidngegs .
sine tceh retsrictsw ieorense ena sl essw hetneh BiolfRl i gsw hatsa doedp t
resole svubstane tcilvaso inmlisyfo meonhesa s tandtiobrni gna gl aswui t.
thainn1 86C5le.alr tyh raeotsul tiwoonu nlodbte p ractidecsraailblglyieen v
Gienvp ersendto cet,srk eitncedhi nC haepr3 tn,o o ne mahya evs tantdoi ng
teh bropaodewr o fte hfe deraglo evrnmenPetr.m ititttioi n mgpse op unsih­
cheanlge lvariuost axbe nefista crcdeodt orel iugssi cohoso oro ltehri sntitu­
mensta nldi sm oinstp eechn oatl ledot wost aestw ouble nde alryil logical.
tis.o1nT1hs i creats teeh possibitlhiaatl etyg s ilaet cihvoe iinct hs diomain
Ifo ne askedw hawtas w siei nte rms ofl atei,it mtui dgbhe ttoa llstoaewst
mabye decsiievluyn cstointubtutie ffoecntailbv eyeolnjyudd i crieosaultli on.
toi mpseol ismn iotpterm ietdnt atiosinnea oclbelcjyt,ic niegtn isarze a bet lo
Atva riuosp ois inntt eh booIkwill , noet examsp olfpe ossibe clostni­
moevfr omo nes taet toa noerta,hn ddi effrenkti sno dfe xeprimentatcioounl d
tutivoinoalsla t thiafoort on,n ree saono ra noert,wh ible lbe yonjudd icial
behe altIhnay n.eyv enotne,c i atc cede" pitncorptohurrgaohtt ehi Foourn'­'
assessment.
teentAhm endemntt,eh Supreme Courhtsa assmuedt hfoart b saicri gsh t
Twoke yq uetsiso anbutoc ostnitutiinerpotrnetaalta iero tneh c omarap-
thsaem ree tsrisca tpiptolonfeyd e raaln sdt ae gtoevrnmenst.
tie ivmprtoaen ocft eaxntid ne nttis ionrnel attiooo rni gmieannailan ngd
hofwar o rigmieannailshn ogu clodrno tlp rseentrs eolust.Fi orob nsaicco n­
ApproatcoCh oenss titIunttieornparle tation stitutiiseoss,tnu eha selc oncdo enrnch sam arji omprtoaen,bcu tI s hailnli ­
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thsp iartI,r e viewv eryqui ckmlayno yft e hc omexpilesta incdo rnoetvr­
Supreme Courtj sutis,cm eostn otaJubstleiy Sc cahlaiev eam,p hsiaezdt hat
siesa butoc ostnituitnierptornetaalt1 i0Tho ense.d efineiltbyea ro nw haotne
whashto ucluodn ti ns tatauntcdoo rstnyi tutiinerptorentaalti itseoh renl ­
thianbkosau ptp rrioae cptostnitutreiosuoltniaso wlnhe nc onflivcautelsi ng
evatnexttn ,ow th atteh l egsilathisitvoerr evyea sla butoi nenttis.Oo nne can
area stt ae.kR eaedrsw haor efa mialrw iitthhss iubejcta,nr de aedrsw hcoa e r
defendt hsa ipropacasha c ehcko ni naroppripae etxercsib syleeg silasti onr
abutot hbesai vc auelsi np lhaeyreb utn ojutd icdiecasiilos ,nc adnsi rgeard
makitnhghas itt oorray b suesb yjud gesw horefe rt ot hhasitt oirnoyrd ert o
thss iection.
reloyn t hreo iwdnsi cretiaonnad rr iavtoeu t coesmt hetyh ibenstkB. ut w e