I am happy there are still some Federal courts out there willing to take on the important issues and set precedents that protect us from acts which are improper and unconstitutional.
In Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania struck down a practice which required teachers to preface their biology lessons with a statement which basically distorts their curriculum. They were required to profess nature is too diverse for Darwinism/evolution to explain; further, there must be a "intelligence" behind the creation of the universe, or basically life on earth in general.
The Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution forbids the state from endorsing religion of any kind. The policy of the Dover Area School District required religious contexts be placed on the study of biological sciences which directly influences and confuses students.
Religion is best left at home. It has no place in a public setting, whether that be a public school or county courthouse. Such acts only serve to flaunt individuals' insecurity with their own faith, which they erroneously force on their communities.
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