(Associated Press) In the latest chapter of a long-running legal fight over separation of church and state, a federal appeals court again ruled on Thursday that New York City school officials can ban a small Christian congregation from holding weekend services in a grade school.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit found that a city Department of Education policy prohibiting church services in public schools is constitutional.
The policy allows religious and other community organizations to use classrooms and other facilities for after-hours programs but denies access to those seeking to use the space as a “house of worship.”
