Could the US become a theocracy ?

holmes writes:Can you explain where you do not have equal access?

The ACLJ filed suit when Tausha Prince, a sophomore at Spanaway Lake High School in Spanaway, Washington tried to set-up World Changers, a student-led, student-initiated Bible club. School officials refused to allow the club equal status with other student clubs because it was "religious." A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court decision and ruled that the school district had violated Prince's constitutional rights. The appeals court determined that the school district violated the Equal Access Act of 1984 and the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment when it failed to permit the Bible club to have access to the same benefits given to other student groups - including access to the school's public address system. The school district appealed to the United States Supreme Court, but the Court denied review in October, 2003.

In the case of Gentala v. City of Tucson, the ACLJ filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the Gentalas claiming the couple faced unconstitutional discrimination against religious speech regarding a National Day of Prayer event in 1997 in Tucson, Arizona.
Under the city’s Civic Event Policy, nonprofit groups are eligible for a waiver of charges for various services — such as lighting and trash collection — in connection with events held in city parks. Pursuant to the policy, Tucson has provided free city services for such events as an Earthday Festival, a Hispanic Cultural Arts Event, and a Gay Pride Picnic. However, the city refused to provide free services for the Gentalas and their National Day of Prayer event, citing "separation of church and state."
A federal district court rejected the Gentalas’ claims, but a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed that ruling by a 2-1 vote in April 2000. The city asked for a rehearing, which was granted, and an eleven-judge panel ruled against the Gentalas in March 2001.
In June 2001 — just two-and-a-half months after the Ninth Circuit court of appeals issued its final ruling — the Supreme Court decided the case of Good News Club v. Milford Central School. In that case, the Supreme Court ruled that denying a group equal access to government facilities just because the group planned to communicate a religious message violated the federal constitutional right to free speech. The Supreme Court also ruled that the constitutional ban against an establishment of religion did not justify the denial of equal access to religious speakers.

You are expressing very, very un-American attitudes.

mammuthus writes:No we certainly would not want children to explore, learn anything, or determine what appeals to their own tastes..it of course must be predetermined by some absolute authority that nobody can agree on...next thing you know they might want freedom and obviously, freedom must be bad or so many Americans would not be so actively trying to undermine it or happy to see it dimished.

It is the attitude that allows a steady slide into facism and the end of liberty and freedom and our very way of life here in America.

Scraff writes:If the founders were alive today they would be horrified by your idea that the government should be imposing moral absolutes to the extent you suggest.

holmes writes:If you are not planning on responding to any of my posts in the future, will you please admit that my point was made regarding the ACLJ?

It is believers in your religion who are trying to get control of the government to force me to follow YOUR beliefs and YOUR religion.
I am happy to live and let live.
Your side is not content to leave me and mine the heck alone.