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The United States has a history of accommodationism originating from its founding. The [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution]] guarantees that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."<ref>{{cite web |title=First Amendment |url=http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/first_amendment |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501072645/http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/first_amendment |archive-date=May 1, 2013 |publisher=Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute |df=mdy}}</ref> Accommodationist policy in the United States often pertains to religion in schools; public schools in the United States cannot sponsor or endorse religion, but [[Parochial school|parochial schools]] are permitted to exist and receive government support.<ref name="WilcoxJelen2016">{{cite book |last1=Wilcox |first1=Clyde |title=Public Attitudes Toward Church and State |last2=Jelen |first2=Ted G. |date=16 September 2016 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=9781315485478 |pages=20, 100 |language=English}}</ref> Religious practices have been recognized and adopted by law, including [[Christmas]] as a |
The United States has a history of accommodationism originating from its founding. The [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution]] guarantees that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."<ref>{{cite web |title=First Amendment |url=http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/first_amendment |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501072645/http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/first_amendment |archive-date=May 1, 2013 |publisher=Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute |df=mdy}}</ref> Accommodationist policy in the United States often pertains to religion in schools; public schools in the United States cannot sponsor or endorse religion, but [[Parochial school|parochial schools]] are permitted to exist and receive government support.<ref name="WilcoxJelen2016">{{cite book |last1=Wilcox |first1=Clyde |title=Public Attitudes Toward Church and State |last2=Jelen |first2=Ted G. |date=16 September 2016 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=9781315485478 |pages=20, 100 |language=English}}</ref> Religious practices have been recognized and adopted by law, including [[Christmas]] as a federal holiday since 1870 (at first applicable only to federal employees in the [[District of Columbia]], extended in 1885 to all federal employees) and [[In God We Trust]] as the national motto since 1956.<ref name="Drakeman1991">{{cite book |last=Drakeman |first=Donald L. |title=Church-state Constitutional Issues: Making Sense of the Establishment Clause |date=1 January 1991 |publisher=Greenwood Press |isbn=9780313276637 |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41990.pdf|title=Federal Holidays: Evolution and Current Practices|publisher=Congressional Research Service|website=www.fas.org|date=2014-05-09|access-date=2015-06-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133453/http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41990.pdf|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="RSAL22">{{cite book|last1=Bittker|first1=Boris|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pduCCgAAQBAJ&q=%22e+pluribus+unum%22+1776+motto&pg=PA136|title=Religion and the State in American Law|last2=Idleman|first2=Scott|last3=Ravitch|first3=Frank|date=2015|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|isbn=9781107071827|page=136|via=[[Google Books]]|access-date=2020-11-12|archive-date=2021-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422092643/https://books.google.com/books?id=pduCCgAAQBAJ&q=%22e+pluribus+unum%22+1776+motto&pg=PA136|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Supreme Court of the United States]] has ruled in favor of an accommodationist interpretation of the amendment numerous times, both implicitly and explicitly.<ref name="WaldCalhoun-Brown2010">{{cite book |last1=Wald |first1=Kenneth D. |title=Religion and Politics in the United States |last2=Calhoun-Brown |first2=Allison |date=16 August 2010 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |isbn=9781442201538 |pages=80–85 |language=English}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:59, 26 March 2022
In law and philosophy, accommodationism is the co-existence of religion with rationalism or irreligion. It may be applied to government practice or to society more broadly. Accommodationist policies are common in liberal democracies as a method of guaranteeing freedom of religion, and these policies may include options for religious education, official recognition of certain religious practices, and tolerance of religious expression in public spaces. It contrasts with secularism and fundamentalism.
By location
Europe
Germany provides financial support for religious organizations. Teaching of religion is permitted in schools, but students have the right to choose the type of religious instruction, if any.[1] In Albania, accommodationism is associated with long standing Islamic traditions in the country and Sufism in particular, while it's opposed by neo-fundamentalist groups and the Salafi movement in particular.[2]
In the United Kingdom, accommodationism is relevant to the role of the Church of England and the debate over disestablishmentarianism.
United States
The United States has a history of accommodationism originating from its founding. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."[3] Accommodationist policy in the United States often pertains to religion in schools; public schools in the United States cannot sponsor or endorse religion, but parochial schools are permitted to exist and receive government support.[4] Religious practices have been recognized and adopted by law, including Christmas as a federal holiday since 1870 (at first applicable only to federal employees in the District of Columbia, extended in 1885 to all federal employees) and In God We Trust as the national motto since 1956.[5][6][7] The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled in favor of an accommodationist interpretation of the amendment numerous times, both implicitly and explicitly.[8]
See also
- Faith and rationality
- Religion in politics
- Religious pluralism
- Separation of church and state
- Syncretism
References
- ^ Eberle, Edward J. (2006). "Religion in the Classroom in Germany and the United States". Tul. L. Rev.
- ^ Endresen, Cecilie (2015). "Faith, Fatherland or Both? Accommodationist and Neo-Fundamentalist Islamic Discourses in Albania". In Roy, Olivier; Elbasani, Arolda (eds.). The Revival of Islam in the Balkans: From Identity to Religiosity. p. 223. ISBN 9781137517838.
- ^ "First Amendment". Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
- ^ Wilcox, Clyde; Jelen, Ted G. (16 September 2016). Public Attitudes Toward Church and State. Taylor & Francis. pp. 20, 100. ISBN 9781315485478.
- ^ Drakeman, Donald L. (1 January 1991). Church-state Constitutional Issues: Making Sense of the Establishment Clause. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313276637.
- ^ "Federal Holidays: Evolution and Current Practices" (PDF). www.fas.org. Congressional Research Service. May 9, 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ Bittker, Boris; Idleman, Scott; Ravitch, Frank (2015). Religion and the State in American Law. Cambridge University Press. p. 136. ISBN 9781107071827. Archived from the original on 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2020-11-12 – via Google Books.
- ^ Wald, Kenneth D.; Calhoun-Brown, Allison (16 August 2010). Religion and Politics in the United States. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 80–85. ISBN 9781442201538.
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