Well, score one for Christianist activist judges. The Supreme Court decided against the Summum congregation, ruling that the city of Pleasant Grove City, Utah can exclude the group's gift of a monument from the park.

Adam B has the rundown of the decision. While this was litigated as a free speech issue, we all knew it was more about freedom of ( Read more... )

From NPR:

Court Weighs Religious Monuments, Public Parks

The money quote, from Chief Justice Roberts:

You're just picking your poison, aren't you? The more you say it's government speech, the more it seems to me you're just walking into the religion trap. What is the government doing ... supporting the Ten Commandments?I'm really pulling for the ( Read more... )

Today's NY Times has a fascinating story of a conflict between the city of Pleasant Grove City, Utah and a small religious group there who follow a faith called "Summum ( Read more... )