Facts of the Supreme Court case

The facts of the Supreme Court case involving Minersville School District v. Board of Education reports that a state regulation requiring that pupils in the public schools, on pain of expulsion, participate in a daily ceremony of saluting the national flag whilst reciting in unison a pledge of allegiance to it "and to the Republic for which it stands; one Nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all" … and consistent with the Fourteenth Amendment, as applied to children brought up in, and entertaining, a conscientious religious belief that such obeisance to the flag is forbidden by the Bible and that the Bible, as the Word of God, is the supreme authority.

It also states that the general law is not aimed at the promotion or restriction of religious beliefs. Religious convictions do not relieve the individual from obedience to otherwise validate this point.

“Both ethics and morals are concerned with standards of right and wrong. Ethics take a more philosophical approach, examining what is good or bad. Morals are concerned with behavior as judged by society. Ethical theories and moral standards are derived from values-that is, the beliefs or standards considered worthwhile. Clearly, all are, and have always been, important in the creation of an orderly society.” Anthony L. Luizzo, J.D., Ph.D. Published by McGraw-Hill, Essentials of Business Law, pg 19

“There are group values and individual values, both influenced by religions, traditions, and customs. An individual’s values are significantly influenced by those held by the group he or she belongs.” Anthony L. Luizzo, J.D., Ph.D. Published by McGraw-Hill, Essentials of Business Law, pg 19

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