unconstitutional.)
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From: West, Ellis
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Aren't these kinds of
prayers routinely
I think this might be a very important case -- or,
at the least, an omen ofthings to come, in a range of cases involving
charitable choice, school vouchers, etc. Indeed, it's the classic "Wiccan"
hypo -- that many of us have been invoking, and wondering about, in various
discussions of
, April 15, 2005 7:47
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To: Law
Religion issues for Law Academics
Subject: Re: Discrimination
Against Wiccans; Simpson v. Chesterfield County
I think this might be a very
important case -- or, at the least, an omen ofthings to come, in a range
of cases involving charitable choice, school
much less defensible).
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My positions in the two
cases are not in
I agree that this is an indefensible decision. (I would probably have
described it as shameful, but indefensible will do.) But it does
illustrate the problem with the argument that government may display
religious symbols and sponsor religious activities such as prayer as long
as it does so in a
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Although I object (for religious reasons) to public prayers, such as
those before meetings of the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors, aren't
those of you who consider the Fourth Circuit's decision to be indefensible or
worse overlooking the distinctive nature of this
On Fri, 15 Apr 2005, West, Ellis wrote:
[snip] If, however, the reason for these prayers
is because the members of the Board truly want divine guidance or
blessing from the deity in which they believe, the God of the
Judeo-Christian faith, [snip]
Does that count as a *secular* purpose?? I
: West, Ellis
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Although I object (for
religious reasons) to public prayers, such as those before meetings
