The Interest Of The People Lies In

No Person Can Be Punished For Entertaining Or Professing Religious Beliefs Or Disbeliefs, For Church Attendance Or Non-attendance.

No Higher Duty, Or More Solemn Responsibility, Rests Upon This Court Than That Of Translating Into Living Law And Maintaining This Constitutional Shield Deliberately Planned And Inscribed For The Benefit Of Every Human Being Subject To Our Constitution - Of Whatever Race, Creed Or Persuasion.

Among Religions In This Country Which Do Not Teach What Would Generally Be Considered A Belief In The Existence Of God Are Buddhism, Taoism, Ethical Culture, Secular Humanism And Others.

It Is My Belief That There Are "absolutes" In Our Bill Of Rights, And That They Were Put There On Purpose By Men Who Knew What Words Meant And Meant Their Prohibitions To Be "absolutes."

We Repeat And Again Reaffirm That Neither A State Nor The Federal Government Can Constitutionally Force A Person "to Profess A Belief Or Disbelief In Any Religion." Neither Can Constitutionally Pass Laws Or Impose Requirements Which Aid All Religions As Against Nonbelievers, And Neither Can Aid Those Religions Based On A Belief In The Existence Of God As Against Those Religions Founded On Different Beliefs.