Where I grew up election were held in firehouses and public schools. I seem to remember the same being the case in Boston. But here in the Midwest, you go to a church to vote, and that is very annoying.<\/p>\n
Equally annoying is a public school having its graduation in a church:
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Americans for Separation of Church and State filed a lawsuit in 2009 objecting to Brookfield Central and Brookfield East’s use of Elmbrook Church for graduations. A federal judge in Milwaukee ruled the ceremonies didn’t violate the separation of church and state because they weren’t religious. A three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that decision last month. [source<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Americans for Separation is pursuing this to full court. I have a feeling they don’t have a chance. <\/p>\n
Where do you vote and\/or graduate? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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