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The preamble of the 1970 Constitution is as follows: . We, the People of the State of Illinois—grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberty which He has permitted us to enjoy and seeking His blessing upon our endeavors—in order to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the people; maintain a representative and orderly government; eliminate poverty and ...
It was sponsored by Senator Frank Church of Idaho. [3] The Church Amendment of 1973, passed by the Senate on a vote of 92–1, exempted private hospitals receiving federal funds under the Hill-Burton Act, Medicare and Medicaid from any requirement to provide abortions or sterilizations when they objected on “the basis of religious beliefs or ...
Faith Temple Church brought an action to enjoin the Town of Brighton from condemning its property through eminent domain. [23] Faith Temple was a church that had outgrown its needs at its original location. In order to accommodate its larger congregation, it negotiated and eventually purchased a 66-acre (27-hectare) parcel of land in January 2004.
As thousands of Wichita-area voters show up to polls on Aug. 2, they could encounter political signs on polling-place property instructing them to “Vote Yes” on the Value Them Both amendment.
The National Reform Association (NRA), formerly known as the National Association to Secure the Religious Amendment of the United States Constitution, is an organization that seeks to introduce a Christian amendment to the U.S. Constitution in order to make the United States a Christian state.
"Separation of church and state" is a metaphor paraphrased from Thomas Jefferson and used by others in discussions of the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof".
Arthur E. Sutherland Jr. called it "the most influential single announcement of the American law of church and state". [10] Black's language was sweeping: The 'establishment of religion' clause of the First Amendment means at least this: Neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church.
8. The Illinois Association of Firearms Retailers (“ILAFR”) is a non-profit entity organized under the law of Illinois and Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code to promote the interests of the firearms retail industry and the protection of Second Amendment Case 1:10-cv-04184 Document 1 Filed 07/06/10 Page 2 of 20