Suppose a state mandated that signs be posted in every public school classroom declaring “Jesus is Lord.” Wouldn’t that violate the First Amendment’s ban on establishments of religion?
Until last month, the answer was clearly yes. But after a decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, who knows? That court has announced, and likely sent toward a sympathetic Supreme Court, a previously unheard-of interpretation that practically nullifies the Establishment Clause — the constitutional prohibition against the establishment of a religion.
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