Seminole County School Board Announces New Guidelines Which Permit High School Choir To Sing At Religious Events

[Steven D. Jamar]

> By the way, I love the way this issue tears liberals
> apart. They have to choose between two of their
> favorite isms-- strict separationism and
> multiculturalism. What, oh what, is a good liberal to
> do in a case like this!!!

Hmm.  Conflicting values.  What a concept.  I know of no area of importance where my personal values do not under
some circumstances come into conflict.  I value harmony and peace; but sometimes one must engage in disputes -
with words and with wars.

I like to make room for religion in public spaces, but there are many problems with doing so.

I think this is not an establishment violation, or should not be.  So, I guess I am not a good liberal.

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Howard University School of Law                           fax:  202-806-8428
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"Religious contention is the devil's harvest."

Charles Fontaine, French poet, 1515-1590