Supreme Court will decide if state funds can be used to help pay for religious school tuition

[DonViejo]

Richard Wolf, USA TODAY

Published 9:38 a.m. ET June 28, 2019 | Updated 10:06 a.m. ET June 28, 2019

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide if state funds can be used to help pay for tuition at religious schools.

The case comes from Montana, where parents of religious school students sued for access to a program providing tax credits for tuition assistance.

A district court initially ruled for the parents, but the Montana Supreme Court said it conflicted with state Constitution.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of religious liberty in several cases recently. Just last week, it ruled 7-2 that a mammoth Latin cross on government land in Bladensburg, Maryland, does not have to be moved or altered in the name of church-state separation.

It was another in a series of high court decisions defending religious freedom, from allowing public prayer and allocating public funds to exempting religious objectors from laws regarding contraception and same-sex marriage.

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[octoberlib]

1. We know how this is gonna go.

I hope the Church of Satan opens a school.

[underpants]

2. Religious Liberty 🤪

The Constitution states that we are to have liberty FROM religion but I’m sure this SCOTUS will turn that on its head.

[Igel]

10. That's one interpretation. n/t

[SWBTATTReg]

3. I hope NOT. My tax dollars have better not go towards supporting any religious body of any sort...

We were promised under the constitution religious freedom, and we still get those persons who keep harping away at our freedoms because of their supposed beliefs (infringing all the while on ours of course). The percentage of participation in religious groups is at an all time low from what I understand...do we not need to republish why there is a separation of church and state, why our forefathers choose this feature?

There have been too many failures of these religious bodies to self regulate themselves and you can see this on an almost daily basis...with pastors, preachers, etc. all being accused of various crimes against persons etc. Thus there is obviously a major failing here of literally no regulation, no oversight, no public votes, etc. on this taxpayer money if given to these church bodies.

[TheBlackAdder]

4. Boofo to the Rescue!

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[ProudLib72]

5. Breaking: SCOTUS rules taxes should pay for indoctrination!

[Buckeyeblue]

6. This could be the one that undermines public education

Which is what Republicans want. They hate the public schools.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. I may have to stop paying taxes.

[Orangepeel]

8. Gee, I wonder what they'll decide

[hunter]

9. Is that going to be all-inclusive, or just a few specific religions?

My religious school is going to be awesome, rather like Hogwarts.

The Defence against the Dark Arts, Evangelical Christianity, and Creepy Old Guys classes are going to be especially popular.