“Have To” History: Stone v. Graham (1980)

Blue Cereal — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 00:09:25 +0000

The Supreme Court’s decision in Stone v. Graham was announced on November 17th, 1980. Less than two weeks earlier, Ronald Reagan had been elected President of the United States, initiating what would later be called the “Reagan Revolution” – a resurgence of conservative values and policies anchored in an idealized past. The events leading to Stone began years earlier, but its outcome sent a message to the faithful in the 1980s similar to that of Engel v. Vitale and Abington v. Schempp two decades before: American’s fundamental values (meaning public promotion of Christianity) were under attack by intellectual elitists… aka “liberals.” And some of them wore robes.

A Wall of Separation – Stone v. Graham (1980)

Blue Cereal — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 22:41:15 +0000

On November 17, 1980, the Supreme Court announced its decision in Stone v. Graham – a case involving the required posting of the Ten Commandments on the wall of every classroom in Kentucky. This was about a month after the release of “Another One Bites the Dust” (Queen), although “Lady” (Kenny Rogers) was at that … Continue reading

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“Have To” History: Stone v. Graham (1980)

A Wall of Separation – Stone v. Graham (1980)