The organized Jewish community has an opportunity to announce whether it will continue to insist that the U.S. Constitution demands government discrimination against religion. The Supreme Court will address this question head on this autumn in the case of Locke v. Davey.

Joshua Davey graduated from high school in 1999. He was in the top 10% of his class and came from a low-income family. These two facts won him a Washington State "Promise Scholarship" of $2,600 to be used toward his expenses in attending an accredited in-state college. In a congratulatory letter sent to Davey, Washington's Governor Gary Locke commended him on his achievement and noted that the purpose of the Promise Scholarship program was the state's interest in ensuring that "education…the great equalizer in our society" was more available Washington's students "regardless of gender, race, ethnicity or income…" But when Davey notified the state's Higher Education authority that he intended to pursue a double major in religious studies and business administration at Northwest College - a Christian college duly accredited by the state, his scholarship award was revoked...