The Bible in the Park: Federal District Courts, Religious Speech, and the Public Forum

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Index 287 Abington School District v. Schempp, 236 ACLJ. See American Center for Law and Justice ACLU. See American Civil Liberties Union Airports and religious speech Dallas–Fort Worth International, 98 John F. Kennedy, 40, 149 La Guardia, 40, 149 Los Angeles International (LAX), 150 Newark, 40 Allegheny County v. ACLU, 121–22 Alley, Robert, 170 American Center for Law and Justice, 107, 187, 229–31 American Civil Liberties Union, 75, 77, 235 American Jewish Congress, xv, 87, 101 study on Equal Access Act and public schools, 147 Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, 238–39 Audi, Robert, 19–20 Bacon v. Bradley–Bourbonnais High School District No. 307, 117, 194–95 Baptist Joint Committee, xv, 87 Barker, Dan, 246 Bazalon, Emily, 246 Bechtle, Judge, 189–91 Beginner’s Bible, 13 Bible reading in public schools, 76 Bischoff v. Osceolo County, Florida, 154–55 Blackmun, Justice Harry, 41 Board of Education of Westside Community Schools v. Mergens, 56–60, 145–46 Breyer, Justice Steven, in Good News v. Milford Central School District, 213–14 Brister, Judge Scott, 199, 273n. 36 Brown v. Board of Education, 29 Brown, Steven, 108 Broyde, Michael, 103 Burt, Barbara, xv, 87, 92, 233–34 Bush, President George W., 236 Bynum v. U.S. Capitol Police Board, 198 C. H. v. Oliva, et. al, 13–14, 17, 144 California State Constitution, 150–51 Campus Crusade for Christ, 109, 189 Canon, Bradley C., 31, 33 Cantwell v. Connecticut, 237 Capitol Building, U.S., 151–52, 198 Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board, 34 Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board v. Pinette, 5, 62, 153, 155, 172, 174, 175–77, 225, 246 Carp, Robert, 30–31, 160–61, 164–65, 222 Carter, Stephen L., 16–18 Casper, Wyoming, 245–47 religious displays in, 245–47 Chabad–Lubavitch of Georgia v. Harris, 155 Chabad–Lubavitch, 71, 79, 90, 101–103, 148, 200, 202, 212 Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, 47 Chaves, Mark, 192, 232 Child Evangelism Fellowship, 113 Christian Coalition, 121, 229–30 Christianity Christian Right, 138, 141, 186, 195, 229 Christian Right advocacy groups, 108 Christian speech, 92–93, 186, 231–34 access for religious clubs in public schools, 119–21 in public schools, 143–44 preaching and evangelism, 114–16 public prayer, 116–19 religious displays, 121–25, 199 soliciting donations and distributing literature, 116–19 worship services and religious meetings, 109–14 Evangelical Christians, 107, 113–14, 121 litigation by Christian Index 288 groups, 71–72, 76, 87–88, 229 Clergy and Laity Concerned v. Chicago Board of Education, 109 Clinton, President William Jefferson, 236 Commission on Civil Rights, U.S., hearings on religious expression in public schools, 241, 273n. 30, 277n. 29 Congress, U.S., 57 Constitutional dialogues, and religious speech, 234–43 Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, 36, 129, 152 Cox v. New Hampshire, 47 Crescent and Star display of by Muslim group, 106, 200 Deegan v. City of Ithaca, 154 Department of Education, U.S., guidelines on religious speech in public schools, 146–148, 236–39 District courts. See Federal District Courts Dobson, Dr. James, 110 Doe v. County of Montgomery, Illinois, 124 Doe v. Small, 124 Douglas, Justice William O., 48–49 in Murdock v. Pennsylvania, 48, 49 Eck, Diana, 20–22, 229 Ellis, Judge T. S., 156 Engel v. Vitale, 236 Equal Access Act, 57–59, 118–21, 144, 145–48, 196, 235–36, 239, 241 Eruvs, as religious speech, 103–105 Evans, Judge Orinda, 155 Family Research Council, 121 Federal Communications Act, 158 Federal Communications Commission, 158 Federal Courts of Appeal Eighth Circuit, 117 Seventh Circuit, 3 Sixth Circuit, 35 Federal District Courts dual policymaking role in religious speech cases, xi–xii, 32–33, 138, 174, 222–23 policymaking role, 29–32, 222–24 policymaking role on locations of public forums, 177–81 Index 289 Federal District Courts (cont.) Western District of Wisconsin, 2 Federated Women’s Bible Club, 125 Finke, Roger, 91 fig. 3.5, 92–93, 106 First Amendment Establishment Clause, xvi, 34–35, 37, 55, 57–58, 60, 71, 80, 93, 108, 122, 124–25, 152, 170–71, 187, 189, 193–94, 201, 220 as barrier to religious speech, 60–68, 157, 209–17 Free Exercise Clause, 108, 171 Free Speech Clause, x, 108, 121, 125, 146, 170–71, 173 fighting words doctrine, 47 licensing tax or fee, 53 parades, 47 preaching, 52 proselytizing, 44, 46, 49 public schools and, 56–62 sale or distribution of religious literature, 45–50 taxation of...