Courts confused on state-church issues
Russ Pulliam

Federal Judge David Hamilton has shown why the U.S. Supreme Court needs to take a new look at its rulings on freedom of religion.

Hamilton has put the federal judiciary in the awkward and dubious position of censoring the prayers used to open daily sessions of the state House of Representatives. He has ordered House Speaker Brian Bosma to make sure the opening prayers don't mention the name of Christ. His ruling came in response to a lawsuit by the Indiana Civil Liberties Union, which contended that prayers in the name of Jesus would alienate some citizens.

Judge Hamilton has skated onto thin judicial ice with this ruling, in terms of the separation of powers among the three branches of government. The rest


Student Banned from Giving Bible Studies in Dorm Sues University
Monday, Dec. 5, 2005
Posted: 7:48:46PM EST

A student who was banned from teaching Bible studies in his dorm room sued the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for free speech and religious freedom violations, according to a lawsuit filed in a U.S. District Court. Story