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Fuller Jigsaw (The Purpose of Public Schools and the Establishment Clause,…
Fuller Jigsaw
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Alternative Approaches
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Public Schools are necessary to promote a cultural adhesion and foster individual growth, this creating a more productive society"
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define those values necessary to the culture as non-religious, or define "establishment" as something more than mere presentation, thus allowing a wider variety of morals and viewpoints to be
“Returning some control of the definition of religion to local communities is a desired result because it promotes cultural adhesion. This would allow a definition of religion according to values indigenous to a particular community” (Fuller, N. 1994, p. 112).
"The danger in this approach is that minority religious views would be subject to the whim of the majority".
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Conclusion
“In failing to provide a concrete definition of the terms "religion" and "secular," the courts are free to conclude that in public schools a person may not teach evidence substantiating the traditionally religious view of a Supreme Creator, but one may teach a world-view that excludes the existence of a Supreme Creator or an afterlife” (Fuller, N. 1994, p. 114).