Thursday, February 26, 2004

Separating Church and State (or Restricting freedom of choice??)  

Separating Church and State: "The Supreme Court ruled wisely yesterday when it said that states have leeway in choosing not to finance religious education. For a court that has allowed a weakening of separation between church and state, this was a significant clarification."
Posted by Adil W.  |   2/26/2004 11:19:03 PM   |  

Next what?  

The state has no right to decide what grants recipients may or may not study. . .


Court Says States Need Not Finance Divinity Studies: "ASHINGTON, Feb. 25 � The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that states that subsidize secular study at the college level may withhold the scholarships from students preparing for the ministry.
The 7-to-2 decision, upholding the eligibility requirements of the Promise Scholarship program in Washington State, was a setback for advocates of using publicly financed vouchers to pay for religious school tuition. Joined by the Bush administration, advocates of 'school choice' programs sought to use this case to establish a broad principle that an institution's religious affiliation should not make it ineligible to participate in general programs of government aid."
Posted by Adil W.  |   2/26/2004 11:16:02 PM   |