Supreme Court OKs public money for religious education

[WuWei]

@TheDoctorIsIn

they held that Maine had to fund religious schools.

Or none?

[Orygun]

@BraveGear

People of faith pay taxes that fund those schools and have a right to expect their views not to be excluded. I think that would be somewhat like taxation without representation.

Any faith? Or only certain faiths? And why are faith based organizations given tax exempt status if they are receiving public funds now?

[WuWei]

@TheDoctorIsIn

@WuWei

Is discrimination a state right?

You tell me. I’m not a “state’s rights” person.

You brought it up. “Otherwise qualified”.

[WuWei]

@Orygun

And why are faith based organizations given tax exempt status if they are receiving public funds now?

Because otherwise would disproportionately affect the black nation.

[TheDoctorIsIn]

@WuWei

You brought it up.

Yes, I did. I said:

@TheDoctorIsIn

I wonder how all the “states rights” people are going to justify this.

I see the answer to my question is by obfuscation.

[conan]

Your the attorney…what does constitution tells you?

[Orygun]

@WuWei

Because otherwise would disproportionately affect the black nation.

Well that took a weird turn.

But really- we don’t tax churches because that is seen as a burden on the “free exercise of religion”. But now we are going to publicly fund them?

[WuWei]

I’m not obfuscating. Should an “otherwise qualified” school be punished/excluded for the reason of religion? Does a state have a “right” to do that?

Remember your CRAs, etc.

[BraveGear]

I imagine the IRS guidelines would apply where the test would be was it a recognized organized religion. Yes, that would include Islam.

[WuWei]

@Orygun

@WuWei

Because otherwise would disproportionately affect the black nation.

Well that took a weird turn.

But really- we don’t tax churches because that is seen as a burden on the “free exercise of religion”. But now we are going to publicly fund it?

No, that’s why. You haven’t noticed how a blind eye is turned to politicking from the pulpit in one case?

[Orygun]

@BraveGear

Yes, that would include Islam.

Such as the Muslim school for learning how to fly planes. Publicly funded. Interesting.

[TheDoctorIsIn]

@WuWei

I’m not obfuscating .

Of course you are.

@WuWei

Should an “otherwise qualified” school be punished/excluded for the reason of religion? Does a state have a “right” to do that?

Remember your CRAs, etc.

Again - you tell me. We’re not talking about my views here.

[BraveGear]

Is that an established, organized and generally recognized religion? I’ve never heard of that one.

Now you are just being silly.

[Orygun]

@BraveGear

Is that an established, organized and generally recognized religion?

@Orygun

Muslim school

Yup…

[BraveGear]

Well, if they are doing what you suggest then perhaps you should be contacting the authorities.

I’m done with this ridiculous conversation.

[WuWei]

@TheDoctorIsIn

@WuWei

I’m not obfuscating .

Of course you are.

@WuWei

Should an “otherwise qualified” school be punished/excluded for the reason of religion? Does a state have a “right” to do that?

Remember your CRAs, etc.

Again - you tell me. We’re not talking about my views here.

That was the basis of the opinion, was it not?

A lot of you young people don’t understand the 1st. Of course the judiciary had a lot to do with that.

[WuWei]

@Orygun

@BraveGear

Yes, that would include Islam.

Such as the Muslim school for learning how to fly planes. Publicly funded. Interesting.

I don’t think it was publicly funded.

[W_and_C]

Something interesting , it appears this was not only propped by Christian solicitors.

Garnett, signed an amicus brief in the Maine case submitted by the Religious Liberty Initiative of Notre Dame Law School on behalf of elementary and secondary schools from three faith traditions — Catholic (Partnership for Inner-City Education), Islamic (Council of Islamic Schools in North America) and Jewish (National Council of Young Israel)

Court: Tuition program excluding religious schools is unconstitutional -...

[TheDoctorIsIn]

@WuWei

That was the basis of the opinion, was it not?

I am not interested in arguing the merits of the decision with you.

@WuWei

A lot of you young people don’t understand the 1st. Of course the judiciary had a lot to do with that.

It’s almost as if you’re trying to be a cliche.

[Orygun]

Ya- I saw that- it opens the door to public monies for faith based organizations in other ways, brings up the question of why we offer tax exemption, and generally questions the tenets of the the separation of church and state.