Legal Opinion
Doe v. Tangipahoa Parish School Board
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 24, 2009No. Civil Action 08-1172PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
MARTIN L.C. FELDMAN, District Judge.
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;....
One wonders whether the Founding Fathers ever envisioned the intense ... at times, malevolent ... discourse these simple, instructive words would evoke throughout the land for over 200 years. Should “In God We Trust” be removed from our currency? Should the opening of Court not begin with an incantation to God to “save the United States and this Honorable Court”? Indeed, should reference to an awareness of God be…
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