Word: religion
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tired of Plympton St., head over to The Book Case (42 Church St.). Look in the six-by-six foot "Room A" for occult books, "Room B" for religion, and go to the store's Annex (33 Church St.) if you don't like reading in the dark. The Pangloss Bookshop (65 Mt. Auburn St.) is another sure bet for cheap used books, especially in the social sciences...
Publications on sixties-style spirituality, religion and the occult can be found at Shambhala Booksellers (58 JFK St.). Sky light Books (111 Mt. Auburn St.) and the Daws Here Book Store (99 M. Auburn...
...three opinions appeared to weaken a major rule announced in the 1971 case of Lemon vs. Kurtzman. But in all the newest religion cases, the court forcefully reaffirmed its commitment to the Lemon test, which makes three demands on any religiously oriented legislation: that it have a secular purpose, that it neither advance nor inhibit religion and that it avoid "excessive entanglement" between government and religion. Justice Brennan's application of the test in the New York school case left officials in what dissenting Justice William Rehnquist called a "catch-22." City school officials argued that they took special care...
...religion rulings were among 31 handed down by the court in its final six decision days. Two other significant cases...
...recent years. The total of signed opinions, 139, was down twelve from last term, suggesting that the Justices may be trimming their much-complained-of work load by the sensible expedient of deciding not to decide as many cases. The court's overall direction seemed slightly less conservative. The religion cases were the most important sign of that. Another indication was that the Reagan Administration, which last year had prevailed in 85% of the cases it entered, won only 79% this year...