State Churches? Justice Clarence Thomas Hears the Call

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While the rest of the Supreme Court argued Monday over the constitutional limits on official prayers at town board meetings, one justice said the question may be beside the point. In a separate opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that while the First Amendment “probably prohibits Congress from establishing a national religion,” it wasn't intended to restrict states from adopting their own official religions.

Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2014/05/09/justice-clarence-thomas-and-the-church-of-virginia/?mod=WSJBlog

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