Prayer on the 50-yard line: Supreme Court reshapes church-state relationship

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : "As a result, the city's refusal to let (the group) fly their flag based on its religious viewpoint violated the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment."
61% : And two years ago, in Espinoza v. Montana, the court said that private religious schools could not be excluded from a Montana tax credit program simply because they were religious.
53% : "Public schools implementing this ruling must ensure that all employees, including followers of minority faiths, receive equal treatment for similar acts of devotion and that their religious observances do not directly or indirectly coerce students to participate."
50% : In what continues to be one of the most consequential Supreme Court terms in United States history, the nation's highest court on Monday one again redefined the meaning of the First Amendment and its dual clauses about the proper place of religion in America.
45% : "I think it's fair to say that the application of this 'history and tradition'/'coercion' test in public schools is something new, and I predict that it will take time for courts to figure out how [it] works."

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