November 28, 2003

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to State Ban on Aid for Theology Majors

By WILL POTTER

The restrictions affect few students, but the case has become an ideological battleground

A legal challenge to a college-scholarship program in Washington State now before the U.S. Supreme Court has become an ideological battleground for religious and civil-liberties groups.

Conservative groups hope that a Supreme Court ruling against the program, which excludes students studying to become ministers, could buttress their campaigns in support of school vouchers and even state

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