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It means "relating to an aspect of religion." So for example in the US Constitution when it says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"It is saying congress can make no law regarding religion. That is, it can't promote one religion over the other, or create a religion, or pass a law forcing people to follow a religion, or to not follow a religion, or forcing people to pray, etc.
It's also often called the "establishment cause" or the "seperation of church and state."
The US was the first country to do this, at the time in many countries people were forced to go to church under penalty of law, and worship the government's official religion or be punished (sometimes by death).
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Which quotation taken from the US Constitution provides for limiting the power of government?
congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.
How does the First Amendment phrase its protections of religion?
The first clause of the First Amendment to the US Constitution states:(Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;)Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
What does the First Amendment to the Constitution guarrentee?
It probits making laws respecting of establishment of religion.
What are the words used by the religion clause in the First Amendment?
The two religious provisions of the First Amendment are that Congress shall pass no law respecting the establishment of a religion and no law prohibiting the free exercise of any religion by any individual. These two provisions are commonly referred to as the "Establishment Clause" and the "Free Exercise Clause."
Congress shall make no law respecting establishment of religion?
power prohibited to Congress plato ;)
How does of first amendment phrase its protections of religion?
The first clause of the First Amendment to the US Constitution states:(Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;)Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
How does the first amendment phrase its protections its religion?
The first clause of the First Amendment to the US Constitution states:(Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;)Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
What does this mean Prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion impeding the free exercise of religion?
It means that the people who wrote this want to avoid establishing an official religion, which might then repress the rights of other religions.
Which quotation taken from the constitution for limiting the power of the government?
congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.
What is the two halves of the religious freedom clause of the First Amendment?
Congress cannot make any law respecting an establishment of religion.Congress cannot make any law prohibiting the free exercise of a religion.
What are the words used by the religion clause used in the first amendment?
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
Is it legal to promote one's religion in a classroom?
Not in the United States/ public schools. The First Amendment says that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting free exercise thereof". This means that no one in a public school classroom may be subject to proselytizing in a classroom; that is "respecting an establishment of religion". Being forced to endure someones' efforts to convert you to their religion prohibits the "free exercise" of an individual's religion.
