December 15, 1791, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise; or restricting free speech." At an absolute minimum, the Establishment Clause was intended to prohibit the federal government from declaring and financially supporting a national religion, as existed in many other countries at the time of the nation's founding (University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2011). Before the establishment of the Establishment Clause, society was increasingly concerned about the government dictating to people what type of religion they should favor. The situation was reversed favoring Catholicism or Protestantism. Tax dollars were used to support what was called the state church. During the time Pierce v. Society of Sisters, people were increasingly tired of the punishments, incarceration, and increased taxes that occurred for not conforming to the prevailing religion. Pierce v. Society of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary 268 US 510 The first to occur in the timeline of cases discussed in this article is Pierce v. Society of Sisters. In separate cases the Sisters of the Holy Names and Hill Military Academy would sue Oregon Governor Walter Pierce, as well as state Attorney General H. Van Winkle and Multnomah County District Attorney Stanley Meyers. The voters of the state of Oregon were presented and passed a law called the Compulsory Education Act on November 7, 1922. This newly passed law eliminated parochial schools, including Catholic schools with a few exceptions. ...a belief system, this author is aware that there are many who do not follow any religious tradition and might be offended by all kinds of references to Christian belief systems, especially if it were forced upon them every single day in class. This country was based on the Christian belief system. Predominantly in the Constitution of almost every state, one can find a reference to “Almighty God” or “in the year of the Lord”. What about the Pledge of Allegiance? Is this stated every single day in class? “One nation under God…”. Added to the United States Constitution in 1954, “Under God” became part of the Pledge of Allegiance. In 2004, after being challenged in Elk Grove Unified School Dist. v. Newdow, the Supreme Court ruled, on Flag Day, that the patriotic oath could not be challenged in its fight for separation of church and state.