Name: Anonymous 2008-06-25 15:59
A board designed to give out money for scientific funding in a specific area such as stem cell research has an ethics board, upon which are two Catholic priests. Clearly, reserving spots on the board for religious members is a violation of the Constitution, but what if they're not specifically reserved, and rather just appointed as "valued members" or something - is there a church V state issue? What if the ethics committee has final say over who/what gets funding, and what types of groups are allowed?