The decision by Judge John E. Jones III is a check and balance on attempts by a school board to establish religion in public classrooms.
The answer to this is, first, that vouchers aim to improve education, not to establish religion; and second, that parents do not much care, as long as their children are well taught.
It did not establish religion any more than a general voucher for younger children would.
He agreed with opponents of the law who argued that it violated the US Constitution's prohibition on making laws that establish religion.
Fully independent, fee-paying schools attached to the established religions are in long-term decline.
One of the ways it sought to do so was by banning Congress from establishing religions.
Established religions can prioritize otherworldly ends over life on earth, too, or identify a church leadership independent of political authorities.
It is very possible to be spiritual and philosophical without adhering to the illusions and outmoded rituals of established religions.
Organised Buddhism in the west remains tiny compared to more established religions, and its transplantation outside of an Asian context carries many challenges.
But Mr. Udatn said Tumbang Saan was still too poor, isolated and uneducated to stand up to the organizational clout of the established religions.
