ACLJ All Upset About Church/State Separation

[donco6]

Someone needs to tell them a 7-2 decision is a massacre! Poor things.


ACLJ: Supreme Court Decision in Scholarship Case Sanctions Religious Discrimination
February 25, 2004

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(Washington, D.C.) - The American Center for Law and Justice, an international public interest law firm, said today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court overturning an appeals court decision that found the state of Washington discriminated against a college student when it denied the student state scholarship funds because he majored in Pastoral Ministries is very disappointing and “clearly sanctions religious discrimination.”


"We are very disappointed with a decision that clearly sanctions religious discrimination,” said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ, who presented oral arguments before the Supreme Court in December challenging the Washington state policy. “It is troubling that the decision is irreconcilable with more than a half century of Supreme Court precedent regarding the free exercise of religion. In this case, Josh Davey simply wanted to be treated equally on the same terms and conditions as other scholarship recipients. The decision does not prohibit states from structuring scholarship programs to permit the pursuit of a degree in devotional theology. The Supreme Court, however, missed an important opportunity to protect the constitutional rights of all students.”

http://www.aclj.org/news/pressreleases/040225_sc_decision_davey.asp

[Archae]

1. The ACLJ

They are Jerry Falwell's legal flacks.

'Nuff said.

[Dr.Phool]

2. Worse than that

They're Pat the Rat Robertsons goons.

[Archae]

3. This is the REAL...

"Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy."

Money and power-hungry far-right fundy "Christians."

[Rockholm]

4. Mullah Robertson, Mullah Falwell.....

Oh Boo Hoo. Activist Court Activist Court. Could some please shut these mouths up? These religious Mullahs are NO BETTER than the Mullahs in the Middle East. They are the Taliban of American.

[BlueEyedSon]

5. the "Christian Taliban"

heard that one here on DU, and i love it.

[derby378]

6. My wife...

...calls them the Talibornagains.

[neoteric lefty]

7. hmmm

I guess the 1st Admendment was left out of their school books, along with evolution. Idiots!

[donco6]

8. I was just reading an analysis

that said this ruling might impact some of the voucher programs, with funds going to religious schools.

Interesting, very interesting.