Yes, and I'm glad you've pointed this out. I was very skeptical of this judge when the case started. I feared that he was a political hack, in way over his head, who would do whatever he felt was the politically correct thing.
I was flat-out wrong. I've read most of the opinion. It's a splendid piece of work. He even covered himself on the Lemon issue, by reaching his conclusion not only via that route, but by another. In a footnote he called it a "belt and suspenders" move. He understood everything!
Other cases will, in due course, change our perspective on the establishment clause. But this one is a classic, and it will be in the text books and in the law schools. It will be the model by which the next incarnation of creationism is dealt with.
Judge John E. Jones III -- I know you're lurking -- you done good! God bless you.
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It really is superbly reasoned and written. I had feared the judge might view this as a distasteful duty to be dispatched in some manner minimizing the scope of his decision and sweeping as much as possible under the rug. Instead, we have a historic ruling.