Lemon Test
i) gov’t intent The statute must have a secular legislative purpose (whether the gov’t actual intent was to endorse or disapprove of religion)
ii) actual effect The primary effect of the statute must be one that neither advances no inhibits religion. (O’Connor: would a rzbl observer perceive the government’s action as an endorsement of religion? Lynch)
iii) excessive entanglement The statute must not foster an excessive entanglement of gov’t and religion. Examine…
(1) The character and purpose of institutions benefited,
(2) The nature and aid that the statute provides,
(3) The resulting relationship between the government and religious authority.
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