|
|
|
This is just the first few lines of the paper. To see the full paper, just
register for an account. It is free and you get
access to thousands of example term papers in our free essay database.
|
Beginning of Paper
|
Religious Freedom Restoration Act
In this paper I will describe the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
This Act was used to contradict the decision of the court case of Employment
Division v. Smith, which allowed the government to forbid any religious act
without giving a reason. The RFRA brought back the requirement that the
government provide an adequate reason to forbid any religious act. The
govern ....
|
|
Middle of Paper
|
.... on religious exercise.
The free exercise clause offered protection only if a particular religious
practice was singled out for discriminatory treatment. In short, free exercise
was a sub category of equal protection. This placed religious rights in an
inferior position to other First Amendment rights such as freedom of speech and
press." (Questions and Answers, Map of the RFRA).
This court case caused a series of court cases about religious freedoms
(Religious Freedom ....
|
|
ADDITIONAL FEATURED ESSAYS
|
|
