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Originally Posted by Mojo_PeiPei
I think citing the lack of bible in school vs. moral decline may have merit, but I agree with not in this discussion of constitutionality, especially when you are telling me that there facts are wrong.
As far as your assertation about the Separation example used in the text, could you maybe be misreading it? Are you making mention to the Maryland case? Could you maybe steer me to where you're looking at?
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The "moral decline" that they implied was at least in part based on false statistics. Statistics whose only link to morality is based completely on opinion. There are sourced statistics refuting their unsourced statistics in post 35.
I posted the facts of the case a few posts before this, but in here they are again:
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bi...=367&invol=488
Here's a brief summary of torcaso v. watkins with colors by filtherton:
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Appellant was appointed by the Governor of Maryland to the office of Notary Public; but he was denied a commission because he would not declare his belief in God, as required by the Maryland Constitution. Claiming that this requirement violated his rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments, he sued in a state court to compel issuance of his commission; but relief was denied. The State Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that the state constitutional provision is self-executing without need for implementing legislation and requires declaration of a belief in God as a qualification for office. Held: This Maryland test for public office cannot be enforced against appellant, because it unconstitutionally invades his freedom of belief and religion guaranteed by the First Amendment and protected by the Fourteenth Amendment from infringement by the States. Pp. 489-496.
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