Difference between revisions of "Talk:Faith Center Church Evangelistic Ministries v. Glover"

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*Me, neither, I had to skim down quite a bit before I found anything written in plain English. Anyway, I'm guessing it's a public library operated by a state or local government - probably local. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 22:24, 24 July 2007 (EDT)
 
*Me, neither, I had to skim down quite a bit before I found anything written in plain English. Anyway, I'm guessing it's a public library operated by a state or local government - probably local. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 22:24, 24 July 2007 (EDT)
 
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::I would guess then that the particulars might enter into the discussion, if the library had no qualms about a Bible study but worried such a study could grow beyond the library's resources that would be one thing. If, however, the library simply would not allow such a Bible study (even with the rationale that it ''might'' grow to be too large for the facility), then there could be a first and fourteenth amendment challenge. [[User_talk:U2| U2]] 22:29, 24 July 2007 (EDT)
 
==The Constitutional issue==
 
==The Constitutional issue==
  

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Does the first sentence in the article refer to a public library? One would assume it does otherwise there would not be a controversy. U2 21:59, 24 July 2007 (EDT)

Did you read the references? --Ed Poor Talk 22:03, 24 July 2007 (EDT)
Sorry I do not speak lawyerese'. U2 22:17, 24 July 2007 (EDT)
  • Me, neither, I had to skim down quite a bit before I found anything written in plain English. Anyway, I'm guessing it's a public library operated by a state or local government - probably local. --Ed Poor Talk 22:24, 24 July 2007 (EDT)
I would guess then that the particulars might enter into the discussion, if the library had no qualms about a Bible study but worried such a study could grow beyond the library's resources that would be one thing. If, however, the library simply would not allow such a Bible study (even with the rationale that it might grow to be too large for the facility), then there could be a first and fourteenth amendment challenge. U2 22:29, 24 July 2007 (EDT)

The Constitutional issue

A frequent argument given by those who want to discriminate against religion, is that to fail to do so is the same as establishment of religion.

This, of course, is nonsense, and they know it.

The military has long employed chaplains, but no one has ever complained that this establishes any particular religion - or even that it enforces belief in God (atheists and agnostics are free to stay away from religous services, just as believers who are backsliding or are simply lazy that day!). --Ed Poor Talk 22:02, 24 July 2007 (EDT)