Accommodating Religious Needs: The Mennonite and Amish Perspective.

Lehman, Harold D.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Accommodating Religious Needs: The Mennonite and Amish Perspective.

Lehman, Harold D.

Religion & Public Education, v16 n2 p267-77 Spr-Sum 1989

Discusses legal issues concerning the First Amendment rights of Amish and Mennonite students and parents. Focuses on court decisions that upheld their rights of religious liberty and reviews the origins of their beliefs. Contends that most of the government decisions regarding religion and education reflect a fundamental respect for the religious beliefs of minorities. (DB)

Descriptors: Amish, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Groups, Public Schools, Religious Cultural Groups, Religious Differences, Student Rights

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Audience: Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment

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