"The Devil Went Down to Georgia"

[JMHACLJ at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/16/2005 9:57:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
ggarman at sunnetworks.net writes:

Most  public school music instructors are probably not familiar with music  
traditions outside those common to the majority, nevertheless it is not the  
business of government, at any level, to establish religion of any kind.  
Because public schools are not churches, it would be constitutionally wiser  for 
public school music programs to use music not related to any  religion.



The problem of course is that it takes a while to develop a "tradition" in  
music or other arts.  Consequently, if you begin by emptying the field of  
permissibly taught sacred music (taught for its style, form, expression),  then 
you severely limit the instructional choices.  Of course, I am sure  that it can 
be done; but the issue is must it?
 
Jim Henderson
Senior Counsel
ACLJ
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