Washington (the State) is Right on Scholarships

News and Opinion for Democrats Against Bush - Part I b

Washington (the State) is Right on Scholarships

"The Bush administration took the side of Joshua Davey, a student who was kicked out of Washington state's low-income scholarship program in 1999 when he switched his major to theology. Washington's constitution -- and those of 36 other states -- bans the use of state money to fund religious instruction. Davey complained that this amounted to discrimination against his free exercise of religion....

" The problem is, the need to maintain their religious identity often conflicts with the state goal of promoting the common good. ..."

-- Marianne Means

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Tuesday, December 9, 2003

Washington (the state) gets it right

By MARIANNE MEANS
SYNDICATED COLUMNIST

The complete article is currently (3/25/04) available on the Seattle P-I website at-- http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/151579_means09.html

Opening words--

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was right on target when he observed last week that the broad political and cultural implications of the latest church-state issue are "breathtaking."

The issue being considered by the court is whether a state -- in this case, Washington -- can deny government-backed scholarships to a student who is studying to become a minister. ...

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/151579_means09.html

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