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Archive for May, 2008
Graduation Season
Constitutionally speaking (i.e., in terms of the free speech clause) why should it matter to courts whether God’s last name is “Almighty” or “Damn”? Graduation season is upon us, and that predictably brings out groups who threaten valedictorians and their handlers with expensive lawsuits should anyone dare to give thanks to God on these memorable occasions. All the while, these same groups defend the “free speech” rights of those who would blaspheme our Creator in public.
Recent polling suggests that over 75% of Americans believe our courts have gone too far in restricting free exercise of religion; 76% support public displays of Ten Commandments; and 90% support keeping “one nation under God” in our Pledge. At the same time, Pew Research Center polling data shows that the stature of America’s judiciary has plummeted. In 1997, 78% said they had a high opinion of the Court. In 2001, it was 61%. More recently, it was 57%.