Word: nonsectarian
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Classes entering technological institutions far outranked other entering classes in intelleotualism and progmations, the report said. Private nonsectarian library arts colleges ranked highest in eatheticism status, and leadership...
...Howe's argument. It is the "very nature" of the first amendment that religion should be discriminated against, he said. Religion is not entitled to the support and power of the state, he added. In Engel v. Vitale, the Supreme Court ruled that the reciting of a state-composed nonsectarian prayer in the New York Schools was unconstitutional...
...course the Glass kids can pick their own clothes; their terrible clothes become holy by wear. Children love ritual; under Seymour's hypnotic influence, every bit of business in the Glass family has become ritual. Other people's rituals are odious; thus Seymour rejects a nonsectarian wedding ceremony in favor of elopement. It is the universal cry of childhood: "No! Play it my way," and it is Salinger's law for his children, even the grown-up ones...
What forged this friendly setup was a 19th century custody battle over the infant University of Toronto, which both secular and religious educators wanted to run. As a compromise, the Ontario legislature put in a nonsectarian administration to control degrees and the teaching of "university" subjects, mostly science. Sectarian colleges were then invited to join and teach "college" subjects, mostly humanities. St. Michael's in 1887 became the first to join...
...Toronto's other sectarian arts colleges are the Anglican Church's Trinity and the United Church of Canada's Victoria; the nonsectarian members of the federation are University College and professional students' New College...