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The New DU. Reply #20: In the U.S., you'd have to overcome the First Amendment establishment
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amandabeech
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Thu Sep-06-07 11:24 AM
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| 20. In the U.S., you'd have to overcome the First Amendment establishment |
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clause that essentially says that the government shall not establish any religion.
Here in the U.S. the Constitution trumps the voters on that issue. Courts would rule that using public money to fund a school that teaches or is heavily linked to a particular religion violates the First Amendment.
I believe that this may be an issue with the Arabic school in New York and a school oriented toward Israel and teaching Hebrew in Florida, I believe.
What the situation is in Canada, I don't know.
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