(H/T – Patrick)
In what has to be one of the most-despicable attacks on Christianity yet in this country, NewsMax is reporting that UW-Eau Claire (excuse me, somebody must have farted) has banned Resident Assistants from leading Bible studies in their own dorm rooms on their own time. Even if one can successfully argue that this does not violate the federal First Amendment right to “free exercise” of religion, it is a clear violation of the Wisconsin Constitution, Article I, Section 18 –
Freedom of worship; liberty of conscience; state religion; public funds. Section 18. [As amended Nov. 1982] The right of every person to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of conscience shall never be infringed; nor shall any person be compelled to attend, erect or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry, without consent; nor shall any control of, or interference with, the rights of conscience be permitted, or any preference be given by law to any religious establishments or modes of worship; nor shall any money be drawn from the treasury for the benefit of religious societies, or religious or theological seminaries. [1979 J.R. 36, 1981 J.R. 29, vote Nov. 1982]
Homer nod – fixed link; Internut Exploder kept the search term in the address bar.
Hey. Enjoyed your post. In my blog, I commented on it as well but did not bother to look up items in the Wisconsin constitution. Way to go.
Proble Steve is your using IE… FireFox is your friend… Converting one user at a time…
I use both Exploder and MiredFox; Exploder just happened to be up at the time :-)