# Unconstitutional Blaine amendments have been struck down **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 22, 2022, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unconstitutional-blaine-amendments-have-been-struck-down/966601 "2022-06-22T05:15:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 23
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unconstitutional-blaine-amendments-have-been-struck-down/966601/23 "2022-06-22T15:54:42Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Still, I think religious schools that want the government money should not be able to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, religion or other classes protected in public schools and should be required to have their curriculum reviewed to make sure it meets state requirements. You may be interested in the case of _Fulton v. Philadelphia_, discussed in this older thread: > [@It's our Constitutional Right to be Jerks to teh Gays - Fulton v. City of Philadelphia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-our-constitutional-right-to-be-jerks-to-teh-gays-fulton-v-city-of-philadelphia/924786): > > The Supreme Court, including the newest member Amy Coney Barrett, heard oral arguments in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia today. It’s a complicated case, but at its most basic, the question is whether the City of Philadelphia can refuse to give money to a Catholic charity that does foster care work for them, because the Catholic charity discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation (read as "because of their gayness, gays can’t be suitable foster parents). This is yet another case where the ev… Just substitute the Catholic charity with a Catholic school, and foster care referrals with school vouchers. ~Max --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unconstitutional-blaine-amendments-have-been-struck-down/966601)._