But all isn't lost on the constitutional front. (Worth Noting).* But all isn't lost on the constitutional front. The Second District Court of Appeals for California upheld a ban on sectarian sec·tar·i·an adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect. 2. Adhering or confined to the dogmatic limits of a sect or denomination; partisan. 3. Narrow-minded; parochial. n. 1. prayer at city council meetings, eliminating all invocations. And the Hawaii Police Department has deleted "so help me God" from an oath oath, vocal affirmation of the truth of one's statements, generally made by appealing to a deity. From the earliest days of human history, calling upon the gods of a community to witness the truth of a statement or the solemnity of a promise has been commonly required of all new recruits, following a complaint by the Hawaii Citizens for the Separation of State and Church that it violated vi·o·late tr.v. vi·o·lat·ed, vi·o·lat·ing, vi·o·lates 1. To break or disregard (a law or promise, for example). 2. To assault (a person) sexually. 3. Article 16 of the state constitution. Karen Ann Gajewski is a consulting editor at the Humanist hu·man·ist n. 1. A believer in the principles of humanism. 2. One who is concerned with the interests and welfare of humans. 3. a. A classical scholar. b. A student of the liberal arts. . |
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