U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Trinity Lutheran in Missouri church-state case

[rangerrebew]

 U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Trinity Lutheran in Missouri church-state case

    By Chuck Raasch St. Louis Post-Dispatch 10 hrs ago (68)

WASHINGTON • In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court overturned lower courts Monday and decided in favor of a Columbia, Mo., church, that had argued that its constitutional rights had been violated by the state Department of Natural Resources’ denial of scrap rubber for its playground.

Writing for the majority in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia vs. Comer, Chief Justice John Roberts proclaimed that Trinity was “asserting a right to participate in a government benefit program without having to disavow its religious character.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/u-s-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-congregation-in/article_3623dbc7-9935-5c18-9404-a7f5431925e9.html

[Jazzhead]

 A sound ruling,  and surprising only in that this was a 7-2 decision.    Two of the lib justices likely signed on only because Roberts' opinion was purposely narrow:   

[This case] involves express discrimination based on religious identity with respect to playground resurfacing.   We do not address religious uses of funding or other forms of discrimination.

So the way still isn't clear for religious uses of state funds such as school choice.  Maybe next time.