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March 18, 2024

New Hampshire Takes a Stand for Religious Freedom

Striking the words “sectarian” and “nonsectarian” from its laws.

In the 19th century, several U.S. states passed what are known as Blaine amendments—constitutional provisos forbidding state funds from going to parochial schools, and in some cases to any religious institutions. These measures, largely the product of anti-Catholic prejudice, were put in jeopardy by a 2020 Supreme Court decision that they run up against the First Amendment’s understanding of religious freedom. Tim Rosenberger and Nicole Stelle Garnett explain the exceptional way that New Hampshire has responded:

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