“The Constitution does not require complete separation of church and state; it affirmatively mandates accommodation, not merely tolerance, of all religions, and forbids hostility toward any.” DoeStatesChristianChurchReligiousConstitutionToleranceSeparationHostilityChurch And StateSeparation Of Church And StateMandatesAccommodations Book:Significant Supreme Court Opinions of the Honorable Warren E. Burger: Chief Justice of the United States Source: Significant Supreme Court Opinions of the Honorable Warren E. Burger: Chief Justice of the United States
“[I]n constitutional adjudication some steps, which when taken were thought to approach 'the verge,' have become the platform for yet further steps. A certain momentum develops in constitutional theory and it can be a 'downhill thrust' easily set in motion but difficult to retard or stop.” StatesCertainDifficultChurchStepsTakenTheoryApproachPlatformsMomentumThrustVergeRetard Author:Warren E. Burger
