[Vision2020] Article 9, Section 5 the State of Idaho Constitution

[Donovan Arnold]

The US Constitution says:

Amendement I: "Congress shall make no law respecting
an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof;"

Which is higher law Mr. Hansen?

Donovan J Arnold 

--- Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> Arnold states:
> 
> "Serving alcohol to minors, as in a tiny sip, is an
> important part of mass
> and receiving of communion with the Holy Spirit for
> billions of Christians
> world-wide. To state that a religious group cannot
> follow this practice is a
> violation of state and federal law."
> 
> Yet, the Idaho State Board of Education Policies and
> Procedures, Section I
> (Governing Policies and Procedures), Subsection J
> (Use of Institutional
> Facilities and Services with Regard to the Private
> Sector), Sub-subsection 2
> (Possession, Consumption, and Sale of Alcohol
> Beverages at Institutional
> Facilities), paragraph b(11) says:
> 
> "The person/group issued the Beverage Permit and the
> contractors supplying
> the alcoholic beverages shall assume full
> responsibility to ensure that no
> one under the legal drinking age is supplied with
> any alcoholic beverage or
> allowed to consume any alcoholic beverage at the
> Permitted Event."
> 
> Concerning the " . . . is an important part of mass
> and receiving of
> communion with the Holy Spirit for billions of
> Christians . . . " portion of
> Arnold's argument, the Constitution for the State of
> Idaho, Article IX,
> Section 5 (Sectarian Appropriations Prohibited)
> states:
> 
> " Neither the legislature nor any county, city,
> town, township, school
> district, or other public corporation, shall ever
> make any appropriation, or
> pay from any public fund or moneys whatever,
> anything in aid of any church
> or sectarian or religious society, . . . "
> 
> 
> I could go into further detail about how a non-tax
> exempt entity received
> preferential treatment (which they weren't entitled
> to in ANY case) under
> the guise of a tax-exempt entity, but I will save
> that for a later "Not On
> The Palouse" update.  Stay tuned.
> 
> Until then . . .
> 
> Take care, Moscow.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Just Another Intolerista Liberal Elitista
> Diversity-Cleansing Wacko Nutjob
> Loose in the Palouse Doing What Comes Natural
> 
> PS to Doug's Boy - Although I failed to invite you
> to view, download, share
> with your friends, all that neat-o stuff at MY
> Trinity Fest 2005 website, I
> felt it was understood.  Please help yourself at:
> 
> http://www.tomandrodna.com/TF2K5
> 
> 
> "Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any
> more than going to a
> garage makes you a mechanic."
> 
> 
> 
> 


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