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re: Arkansas State Football team forced to remove Christian crosses from helmets
Posted on 9/12/14 at 1:48 pm to tamctshirt
Posted on 9/12/14 at 1:48 pm to tamctshirt
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"The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable. We could not approve the slightest breach."
The biggest problem with quoting Jefferson's letter as authority on the meaning of the 1st Amendment establishment clause (particularly as applied to the states via the 14th) is that the comments were made in the context of an understanding of the constitution that limited government. The Federal government had no power to establish schools, therefore the separation of schools and religion (at that time joined at the hip) would have been unthinkable. It is the injection of government into every aspect of our lives that makes the current application of the establishment clause so offensive. Thanks FDR.
Posted on 9/12/14 at 1:54 pm to Aux Arc
However, Supreme Court rulings use this as a reason to a case decision repeatedly, therefore it is legally valid
Posted on 9/12/14 at 1:54 pm to Aux Arc
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The biggest problem with quoting Jefferson's letter as authority on the meaning of the 1st Amendment establishment clause (particularly as applied to the states via the 14th) is that the comments were made in the context of an understanding of the constitution that limited government. The Federal government had no power to establish schools, therefore the separation of schools and religion (at that time joined at the hip) would have been unthinkable. It is the injection of government into every aspect of our lives that makes the current application of the establishment clause so offensive. Thanks FDR.
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