Supreme Court Visits Separation of Church and State Once Again | PBS NewsHour

The U.S. Supreme Court grappled (struggled) once again with the issue of separation of church and state. As John Yang reports, Wednesday’s arguments about whether taxpayer funds can be used to pay tuition at religious schools in Maine comes on the heels of recent cases in which the justices sided with anti-separation church and state advocates.

• Who has sued the state of Maine in the case the Supreme Court argued on Wednesday?
• What is the reason for the lawsuit?
• What private schools does Maine fund through tuition reimbursement, and why?
• Why has an attorney representing a large Lutheran denomination defended Maine’s position in not funding religious schools?
• How was a similar case over the summer decided by the Supreme Court?

What might be the consequences or impact of governments funding religious educational institutions?

Media literacy: Who would you want to hear from to better understand the impact this lawsuit might have on barriers between church and state?

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