Accommodations Quote by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a person's standing in the political community.

— Sandra Day O'Connor

The Establishment Clause stands as an expression of principle on the part of the Founders of our Constitution that religion is too personal, too…

— Hugo Black

When the power, prestige, and financial support of government is placed behind a particular religious belief, the indirect coercive pressure upon religious minorities to…

— Hugo Black

“& experience both forbid us to expect that National morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.”

— Janice T. Connell

“If we subject religious claims to a lesser degree of scrutiny, we should not be surprised if religious people subject us to a greater…

— Stifyn Emrys

The Supreme Court has been very clear: when it comes to religious discrimination, you can take intent into consideration.

— Neal Katyal

With respect to public acknowledgment of religious belief, it is entirely clear from our nation's historical practices that the Establishment Clause permits this disregard…

— Antonin Scalia

The net effect of the distortion of the First Amendment is to require that wherever the state is, religion must be excluded.

— Pat Swindall

The Establishment Clause . . . stands as an expression of principle on the part of the Founders . . . that religion is…

— Hugo Black

The Free Exercise Clause at the very least was designed to guarantee freedom of conscience by prohibiting any degree of compulsion in matters of…

— Harry A. Blackmun

“As noted, late in their deliberations the drafters of the Constitution included a clause prohibiting religious tests or prerequisites for holding any federal office.”

— Steven K. Green

“It is thus quite certain that the constitution of the true religion, the ordinances of which are derived from God, must be incomparably superior…

— René Descartes