Religion sans ultimate: a re-examination of church-state law. From: Journal of Church and State | Date: March 22, 1999| Author: Tamm, Rudra | COPYRIGHT 1999 J.M. Dawson Studies in Church and State. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The First Amendment's Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses use 'religion' to mean a group of members and beliefs to which government must remain neutral. The Framers believed that government intervention in the religious expression was counterproductive and beyond the domain of government. However, if the Supreme Court could 'decouple' religion from 'ultimate concerns' related to man's higher activities, government could help its citizens grow spiritually while protecting the freedom of re...

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