RE: Locke v. Davey Question

2006-01-25 Thread Rick Duncan
Awile ago Doug Laycock asked:To particularize the question, what do they do with Gonzaga?My research assistant called Gonzaga and asked what they do there aboutstate-fundedscholarships. He was told that they certify that their theology majors are not pursuing a degree in devotional

Re: Doverand Epperson

2006-01-25 Thread Andrew Koppelman
Marty's analysis seems sound as a prima facie matter, but couldn't Dover just come back and say, we're skeptical of Darwin not for religious reasons, but rather because we are persuaded, on purely rational grounds, that ID is the better theory? Harris v. McRae holds that a law is not

Re: Locke v. Davey Question

2006-01-25 Thread David E. Guinn
I am not sure I understand the distinction between devotional and non-devoltional theology separated from the degree it is associated with. At the University of Chicago, in pursuing a Masters in the constructive study of religion, my "theology" classes were largely indistinguishable from a

MA Financail Reporting law fails in House

2006-01-25 Thread Lawyer2974
The Massachusetts House just defeated the bill that would have required thefiling of financial information by churches on a vote of 147 against and 3in favor of the bill. Don ClarkCounselor at LawBannockburn Lake Office Plaza I2333 Waukegan RoadSuite 160Bannockburn, Illinois

Re: MA Financail Reporting law fails in House

2006-01-25 Thread Hamilton02
Thanks for the heads up. It was a long shot, that's for sure. In a message dated 1/25/2006 5:25:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The Massachusetts House just defeated the bill that would have required thefiling of financial information by churches on a vote of

Draft ID statutory language

2006-01-25 Thread Gibbens, Daniel G.
Title: Message Belowisdraft language fora billfor our state legislature in light of pro-ID bills filed. Although the deadline has passed for bill-filing this session,some thinksomething of this sort may havefuture use. So comments and criticismare requested. Obviously the draft is an

Re: Draft ID statutory language

2006-01-25 Thread Ed Brayton
Title: Message Gibbens, Daniel G. wrote: Belowisdraft language fora billfor our state legislature in light of pro-ID bills filed. Although the deadline has passed for bill-filing this session,some thinksomething of this sort may havefuture use. So comments and criticismare