246: SCOTUS and the free exercise of religion

<p>P&amp;C drink and review "Bed of Nails" brown ale by Hi-Wire Brewing, then discuss recent decisions on the free exercise of religion.&nbsp;</p> <p>Two important cases came down this term: Kennedy v. Bremerton involved the coach who prayed on the 50-yard line, while Carson v. Makin had to do with a restriction on public money being used to support a religious school.&nbsp;</p> <p>Kennedy was a football coach at a government school in Washington. As a government employee, did his prayers constitute "the government" endorsing religion? Or, as a private citizen, did he have the right to free speech and free exercise?&nbsp;</p> <p>In Maine, the government decided to give parents money to send their children to secondary schools but forbade them from using that money in a religious school. The court held that was straightforward discrimination on the basis of religion.&nbsp;</p> <p>The boys discuss these cases and the broader question of government entanglement in religion</p>