Comments on: Is a Florida Church Acting Illegally? https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/01/20/is-a-florida-church-acting-ill/ Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:37:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Virgil Samms https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/01/20/is-a-florida-church-acting-ill/#comment-3078 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:37:30 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/01/20/is-a-florida-church-acting-ill/#comment-3078

was as close to violating the case law established recently in Dover without actually going over the line.

I doubt that. The resolutions I have seen have not mandated instruction in Creationism in the local district, but have instead called for delivering their opinions to the state board.

]]> By: Pierce R. Butler https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/01/20/is-a-florida-church-acting-ill/#comment-3077 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:37:19 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/01/20/is-a-florida-church-acting-ill/#comment-3077 The church in this case seems to be acting within the law. If they attempted to influence an election, that would be crossing a line which would (well, should) cost them their tax-exempt status.However, Florida’s “Sunshine Law” requires most public officials to refrain from discussing official business with each other except in public venues, well-publicized in advance. The sudden appearance and quick approval of several of these creationist resolutions indicates that various school board members may indeed be acting illegally.

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