09-06-2010, 05:28 PM
RespectableGent Wrote:The Supreme Court rules that the State of Texas has no control over the curriculum content of religious schools, the use of the word "Seminary", or the usage of the term "diploma".
Now there's a guy named "Hecht" I can agree with for once! That is, Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan L. Hecht, who wrote the opinion reversing the court of appeals. He definitely got it right.
Texas is very progressive in some areas (e.g., no state income tax) but extremely backward in other areas, such as attempting to over-regulate and control higher education. These are the same dopes who declared DETC degrees illegal because they weren't RA. Clearly the socialist camels have gotten their noses under the tent in that department.
As you stated RG, the decision demonstrates that any state attempting to regulate religion in a similar manner would run afoul of the constitution.
The problem for most of those inclined to fight Big Brother is that they cannot afford to engage lawyers for the countless hours it takes to get a correct ruling.
Why would such an obvious result require multiple court decisions and literally years of attorney fees and labor? Who has the big money and the willingness to crush small religious organizations? Only the wealthy higher ed cartel comprised of big government and billion dollar endowments.
People need to realize that the shrill "anti-diploma mill" crowd is really just a facade for anti-religion, anti-competition, pro-cartel and pro intrusive nanny-state socialism.