U.S. top court set to rule on religious rights; travel ban looms
Source: Reuters
Sun Jun 25, 2017 | 7:02am EDT
By Lawrence Hurley | WASHINGTON
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule on Monday in a closely watched religious rights case involving limits on public funding for churches and other religious entities as the justices issue the final rulings of their current term.
The nine justices are due to rule in six cases, not including their decision expected in the coming days on whether to take up President Donald Trump's bid to revive his ban on travelers from six predominantly Muslim countries in which an emergency appeal is pending.
Of the remaining cases argued during the court's current term, which began in October, the most eagerly awaited one concerns a Missouri church backed by a conservative Christian legal group. The ruling potentially could narrow the separation of church and state.
A decision in favor of Trinity Lutheran Church, located in Columbia, Missouri, set the stage for more public money to go to religious entities. The church sued after being denied state taxpayer funds for a playground improvement project because of a Missouri constitutional provision barring state funding for religious entities.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-rulings-idUSKBN19G0FL
CrispyQ
(36,424 posts)Matthew28
(1,796 posts)This country is becoming too much like Iran or Saudi Arabia for my taste.
keithbvadu2
(36,667 posts)Poor snowflake Trump is being politically correct.
Muslim ban... Say it, Donald: "Muslim ban" - just like you called it before.
cstanleytech
(26,236 posts)that can only be used if the playground was already open to all children and would remain open to all children.
MyOwnPeace
(16,919 posts)SEPARATE means just that - SEPARATE!!!!
No "give-a-little" here, "give-a-little" there - it makes it all too complicated and far away from "original intent" - SEPARATE!!!!!
cstanleytech
(26,236 posts)they could do which is why I hope for a very narrow ruling as a broader one opens up a huge can of worms.