December 8, 2002

Religious-studies student files suit

A college student is suing the commonwealth of Kentucky for discontinuing his public scholarship after learning that he is pursuing a degree in religious studies.

The state of Washington sought to have the full San Francisco-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit reconsider the ruling of the three-judge panel. But the court rejected the plea Thursday.
     The American Center for Law and Justice, a public interest law firm based in Virginia Beach, is representing Mr. Nash in the Kentucky case, just as it represented the plaintiff in the Washington case.
     "The state of Kentucky is systematically discriminating against students who want to pursue a degree in religious studies by denying them state scholarship funds," said Francis J. Manion, senior counsel for the ACLJ.
 

But supporters of the ban on theology students receiving state scholarships say that the funding undermines the separation of church and state.

WGNNews.org commentary: By Kenneth Martin

Doesn't it  just make you really wonder who ever started that Lie anyway that there was a seperation of Church and State. Did you ever notice that when a Christians right are taken away or threatened you never hear a sound from the ACLU and people just like them. It shows very clear they are Anti-Christ from their core. You would think the court system in america could read and understand the U.S. Constitution, but that seems to not be the situation. I must come to the conclusion that their is a conspiracy of a deliberate attempt by parties in the U.S. Judicary to move away from the U.S. Constitution. I for one have lost my trust in our Court System. When man takes power in his hands and doesn't call upon God to help and Guide his decisions that he must make, and also will not stand upon the founding fathers guidelines, then we, The United States of America Are Astray.