It might be helpful and engender more respect for opinions stated on this Board if some of you would read at least the syllabus (if not the entire majority opinion) of US Supreme Court opinions reagrding the subjects that one posts about. For one regarding church and state education relationships, see Lemon v. Kurtzman
The Court's decision in this case established the "Lemon test", which details the requirements for legislation concerning religion. It consists of three prongs:
The government's action must have a secular legislative purpose;
The government's action must not have the primary effect of either advancing or inhibiting religion;
The government's action must not result in an "excessive government entanglement" with religion.
If any of these 3 prongs are violated, the government's action is deemed unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
