NCRegister reports:
A case now pending before the Supreme Court of Arizona shows that it will take a long time to rid state law of a pervasive symbol of anti-Catholic bigotry: the so-called Blaine amendments.
A “Blaine amendment” is a state law that bars public aid to “sectarian” schools. Some of these laws are embedded in a state’s constitution itself. The name comes from the Maine Congressman James G. Blaine who tried to add such an amendment to the federal Constitution in the late 19th century. That attempt failed, but many states went ahead with their own laws . . .
In a case called Cain v. Horne, the Arizona court is faced with whether its version of the Blaine amendment should withstand scrutiny . . .
Visit: www.BlaineAmendments.org
