Abstract
Prohibiting the establishment of religion and securing the free exercise of religion are two ways of attaining a common goal-religious liberty. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution includes two guaranteed rights with respect to religion. The Amendment provides that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Since their adoption, the meaning of these two clauses has created confusion in the Supreme Court. This confusion has intensified as the government's funding and regulation of activities has expanded into. areas historically within the realm of private entities, such as religious groups. In addition, the Court's adoption of separate jurisprudential doctrines for each clause has created an underlying tension between the two religion clauses. This existing confusion and tension is particularly evident in the area of government aid to religious schools.
Recommended Citation
Inskeep, Susie V.
(1994)
"Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District:
The Establishment Clause, Government Aid,
and Religions Liberty,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 1994:
No.
3, Article 5.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol1994/iss3/5