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  2. Engel v. Vitale - Wikipedia

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    Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and encourage its recitation in public schools, due to violation of the First Amendment. [1]

  3. Walter Halloran - Wikipedia

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    He was a member of the school's football team. In 1941, he became a member of the Society of Jesus. Halloran attended St. Louis University and in 1954 was ordained a priest , and two years later began teaching theology and history at his old school the Campion Jesuit High boarding school in Prairie du Chien, while also coaching football.

  4. Exorcism of Roland Doe - Wikipedia

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    This exorcism case inspired the 1971 novel The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty, which in turn was adapted into the 1973 horror film of the same title. [12] The case also inspired the 2000 movie Possessed, which is said to be closer to the story in Allen's book. [12] A documentary was made of the case, titled In the Grip of Evil. [13]

  5. 'The Exorcist' turns 50: How it brought visions of hell ... - AOL

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    Regan (Linda Blair) was possessed by the demon Pazuzu in the original 1973 classic "The Exorcist." But the death of Blatty's Lebanese-born, fervently Catholic mother changed everything.

  6. Russell Crowe talks 'The Pope's Exorcist,' faith and what he ...

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    Amorth was the official exorcist of the Diocese of Rome (thus the film’s title) and performed somewhere between 50,000 and 150,000 exorcisms, depending on various sources, the man himself included.

  7. 'The Exorcist': The real-life horror stories behind the ... - AOL

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    "The Exorcist is a powerful film even if one were to remove the supernatural element," agrees Syracuse University professor and pop culture expert, Kendall Phillips. "At its heart, this is a story ...

  8. Exorcism in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    A book written by Father Gabriel Amorth, chief exorcist of the Vatican from 1986 until he died in 2016 (aged 91), describes his experiences as an exorcist. The film The Pope's Exorcist was inspired by Amorth's works. [35] 1928 — Emma Schmidt (pseudonym Anna Ecklund) underwent a 14-day exorcism in Earling, Iowa, performed by a Catholic priest.

  9. Rosenberger v. University of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Rosenberger v. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, 515 U.S. 819 (1995), was an opinion by the Supreme Court of the United States regarding whether a state university might, consistent with the First Amendment, withhold from student religious publications funding provided to similar secular student publications.