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In '''''Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States''''', 143 U.S. 457 (1892), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] unanimously held that a church did not violate [[federal]] law by contracting with a foreign laborer, a pastor from [[England]].  The church successfully argued that the law applied only to cheap unskilled foreign workers, not to ministers, pastors and other professional occupations.

In '''''Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States''''', 143 U.S. 457 (1892), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] unanimously held that a church did not violate [[federal]] law by contracting with a foreign laborer, a pastor from [[England]].  The church successfully argued that the law applied only to cheap unskilled foreign workers, not to ministers, pastors and other professional occupations.

This opinion, written by Justice [[David Brewer]], is famous for its comments in support of religion.  He held that:

This opinion, written by Justice [[David Brewer]], is famous for its comments in support of religion.  He held that:

:"There is no dissonance in these declarations. There is a universal language pervading them all, having one meaning; they affirm and reaffirm that this is a religious nation. These are not individual sayings, declarations of private  persons: they are organic utterances; they speak the voice of the entire people.

:"There is no dissonance in these declarations. There is a universal language pervading them all, having one meaning; they affirm and reaffirm that this is a religious nation. These are not individual sayings, declarations of private  persons: they are organic utterances; they speak the voice of the entire people.

:... These, and many other matters which might be noticed, add a volume of unofficial declarations to the mass of organic utterances that this is a Christian nation."  

:... These, and many other matters which might be noticed, add a volume of unofficial declarations to the mass of organic utterances that this is a Christian nation."

http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/143/457/case.html

 

 

* [http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/143/457/case.html Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States], 143 U.S. 457 (1892)

 

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