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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
isn't that the point being made ? i would think that the US justice system is a clear example of an organisation which should be secular. i also am a bit shocked that a judge would refer to god, that god is mentioned in the presidential oath, etc. even from over here it is clear that there is a very strong religious (christian) bias in the US.
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Zeepee, there is nothing in the quote from Judge Bollinger which indicates he relied on his personal beliefs to adjudicate the case. In fact, it points to the opposite, leaving ultimate judgement to a god. Whatever decisions he made were probably guided by rules of jurisprudence and precedent rather than rules of a god or religion.
Here's an article about the case:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...4cy-QD95T70LG0