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Separation of church and state (view source)
Revision as of 02:13, May 23, 2016
, 02:13, May 23, 2016→Pledge of Allegiance
In a separate case, the court ruled 3-0 that "In God We Trust" does not constitute an illegal endorsement of religion inscribed on national currency.
In a separate case, the court ruled 3-0 that "In God We Trust" does not constitute an illegal endorsement of religion inscribed on national currency.
=== Secular humanism is a religion ===
[[Atheism]] is a religion (see: [[Atheism is religion]]. [[Secular humanism]] rejects the supernatural and is a type of atheism.
In the 1961 U.S Supreme Court case of [[Torcaso v. Watkins]] Justice Hugo Black commented in a footnote, "Among religions in this country which do not teach what would generally be considered a belief in the existence of God are Buddhism, Taoism, Ethical Culture, Secular Humanism, and others."<ref>[http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/367/488.html Torcaso v. Watkins]</ref>
==Other cases==
==Other cases==