Today in Religion Clauses History (1963) - The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against allowing the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools due to the establishment of religion; and 7-2 in Sherbert v. Verner that denying a Seventh-Day Adventist who had been fired for refusing to work on her sabbath violated free exercise of religion.