Supreme Court allows school to fund Christian magazine.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: June 29, 1995| Author: Epstein, Aaron | Copyright information

WASHINGTON _ The Supreme Court, defending free speech while drilling new holes in the wall separating church and state, permitted government funding of a religious activity for the first time and allowed a Christian cross to be displayed in a public square.

Splitting 5-4 Thursday, the justices decided that the University of Virginia wrongly refused to finance the publication of a student-run Christian magazine with money from a fund that charges each student $14 a semester t...

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