Peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia Is a Victory for Israel and America
And a loss for Russia and Iran.
August 27, 2025
It is not an “establishment” of religion for governments to do things that benefit religious believers and institutions.
In the past two years, both Louisiana and Arkansas have enacted laws that would mandate the presence of the Ten Commandments in public-school classrooms. But legal rulings—including from the Supreme Court—going back at least to 1980 have blocked precisely such measures. Richard Garnett explains that the issue has returned because the Court has moved away from the so-called Lemon test for evaluating religion-infused legislation, named after the 1971 case of Lemon v. Kurtzman.
And a loss for Russia and Iran.
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“The burial grounds of Hasmonean kings have been plowed and used for farming and construction.”
A story that was far from over.
It is not an “establishment” of religion for governments to do things that benefit religious believers and institutions.
In the past two years, both Louisiana and Arkansas have enacted laws that would mandate the presence of the Ten Commandments in public-school classrooms. But legal rulings—including from the Supreme Court—going back at least to 1980 have blocked precisely such measures. Richard Garnett explains that the issue has returned because the Court has moved away from the so-called Lemon test for evaluating religion-infused legislation, named after the 1971 case of Lemon v. Kurtzman.
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