[Vision2020] Supreme court ruling
thansen@moscow.com
thansen@moscow.com
Thu, 26 Feb 2004 01:20:48 GMT
Thank you, Don.
That is exactly ohw CNN reported it.
Take care,
Tom
>
> DonovArn@aol.com wrote:
> > I am such a liberal, I actually oppose this ruling, as a liberal. Here
> > is why.
> >
> > It is not because I think that local tax payers should fund private
> > religious beliefs. It is because it is the state controlling what we as
> > individuals want to learn and study.
> >
> > I fear the government saying, "You cannot learn about this", or "You can
> > only learn that which we approve of you to learn."
> >
> > What if I want to go to school and learn about Christianity, Islam,
> > Hinduism, and Judaism and compare the four, write a book and earn a
> > living that way?
>
> That would be called studying religion and would certainly qualify for
> public scholarship money. What is ruled out by the Supreme Court is
> enrolling with a religious institution to learn about that particular
> religion and be certified to minister to the followers of that religion.
>
> I think that for once the Supreme Court got something right.
>
> Don Coombs
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