The U.S. Supreme Court this week will consider arguments about the religious significance of the cross and whether a large memorial on publicly owned land in Maryland violates the Constitution.
What are the constitutional limits for a world religions curriculum in public schools? When does teaching *about* a religion become improper indoctrination? The 4th Circuit dives in.
In a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in the Bladensburg Cross case, the BJC counters powerfully the claim that the cross is merely a generic, secular memorializing symbol.
The BJC’s Holly Hollman issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s announcement that it will take up the Bladensburg cross case this term.
Teaching *about* religion in public schools does not violate the Constitution so long as it does not become a religious exercise. A federal judge in Maryland dismissed claims challenging a high school World Religions class.