Locke v. Davey Decision Upholds States' Rights vs Religion

News and Opinion for Democrats Against Bush -- Part I a

Locke v. Davey Decision Upholds States' Rights vs Religion

"Beyond furthering religious liberty, the decision is appropriately respectful of states' rights. Washington State, like 36 other states, has a Constitution that is emphatic on separating government from religion ...[a] fundamental principle ... seemingly lost on the Bush administration..."

New York Times

EDITORIAL DESK February 26, 2004

Separating Church and State
February 26, 2004

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Excerpt--

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.

In the eagerly awaited ruling written by Chief Justice
William Rehnquist and joined by six other justices, the
court refused to require a state to provide scholarship
money for students pursuing theology degrees even if it
provides college scholarships for other kinds of study.

Advocates including the Bush administration had urged the
justices to declare such a refusal unconstitutional
religious discrimination. They had hoped to use the case to
broadly establish the eligibility of religious groups to
participate in general programs of government aid. ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/26/opinion/26THU2.html?ex=1078820007&ei=1&en=7bf5b7545440bcc3

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