tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606201113344523885.post8118161048730244249..comments2024-03-28T13:08:26.494-04:00Comments on Religion & American Law: Labelling Religious Artifacts as Secular: A Convenient Loophole to the Establishment Clause?Brantley Gasawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02894338478934982958noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606201113344523885.post-68586138744204303602011-10-18T14:08:50.843-04:002011-10-18T14:08:50.843-04:00I too believe this is a violation of the establish...I too believe this is a violation of the establishment clause on the precedent that there is no place for prayer in schools. However, I think it is an interesting distinction that the courts have made between cases involving school prayer and Marsh v Chambers and our recently discussed case Lynch v. Donnelly. The court has made this passive vs. active distinction that I don't think should be considered. For SOME this may be seen as a passive banner, just as the creche was ruled to be passive, but for others it may have much more symbolic messages of infringement and preference of religion over non religion.Zoey Goldnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09540700689253341380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606201113344523885.post-39069041463565387642011-10-17T18:14:16.044-04:002011-10-17T18:14:16.044-04:00I agree with Pamela that this banner constitutes a...I agree with Pamela that this banner constitutes a violation of the establishment clause. The Lemon Test is clearly violated by this banner, for there is no secular purpose advanced by the religious aspects of the prayer. Were the religious aspects removed and the document reclassified as a motto or similar document, it would then respect the establishment clause.Harry R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14904234636407712910noreply@blogger.com