"If H.B. 71 goes into effect, Students will be subjected to unwelcome displays of the Ten Commandments for the entirety of their public school education. There is no opt-out option," the court's opinion reads.
The deadlocked court doesn't provide much clarity to sticky questions about the limits of religious freedom.
The Court will weigh religious opt-outs and charter school discrimination. But true educational freedom means funding students, not systems.
December certiorari grants on standing and religion are early holiday gifts for Court watchers.
The taxpayer-funded office will investigate cases where religious freedom is trampled on while the state implements biblical study into the curriculum.
As millions of Christians plan to sit out the election, church leaders face tough choices about how to inspire their congregations without violating the law.
The good news is that schools won't be forced to stock Trump-endorsed Bibles. The bad news is that they're still being forced to supply Bibles.
Ryan Walters' strict stipulations make it clear he’s steering Oklahoma schools to purchase Donald Trump’s Bibles at a hefty cost.
"Every teacher, every classroom in the state will have a Bible in the classroom and will be teaching from the Bible in the classroom," state Superintendent Ryan Walters announced last week.
However this denominational divorce plays out, theology around same-sex relationships isn’t the only thing driving Methodists apart.
A 6–3 majority sees it as noncoercive and not a violation of the Establishment Clause.
This has nothing to do with the separation of church and state.
Will they keep it in mind even if Joe Biden becomes president?
So holds a Connecticut decision, I think correctly:
The Coalition Avenir Quebec claims the crucifix hanging in the National Assembly isn't a religious symbol.
Thanks to legislation that passed in March, all Florida public schools must display "In God We Trust" signage in "a conspicuous place."
The religion this church administers is Americanism, a species of nationalism.
Just when you thought you couldn't like Moore any less.
Separation of Church and State
Conservatives are looking in the wrong place.
Should a program that provides scholarships to private-schools exclude religious institutions?
It is almost impossible to treat all people equally with a single system of public schools. To foster peace and real unity, educational freedom is key.
Some Americans still stuff their faith down the throats of the minority.
Korean War memorial on public land in Southern California
The constitutionality of the Ten Commandments monument has been questioned
Government neutrality is the best way to ensure fairness and social peace.
But none of that nasty heathen stuff
On behalf of an atheist cop alleging harrassment
This is why the rebel colonials set up a separation of church and state
Is it a First Amendment violation?
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