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violating the constitution by establishment of a religion
States can establish religions. Federal government can’t.
States can establish religions. Federal government can’t.
Over the last 150 years, the Supreme Court has pretty consistently found that the Bill of Rights applies to state as well as federal government: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incorporation_of_the_Bill_of_Rights
See especially https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everson_v._Board_of_Education:
Everson v. Board of Education … was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that applied the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to state law.
That’s not how it works. State law can’t supersede federal law.
State law can’t supersede federal law.
And Congress cannot pass laws on that. Constitution says so.
That is an extremely narrow view of the First Amendment that goes against over two centuries of judicial precedent. Only a Clarence Thomas-level originalist would make such an argument.
That is an extremely narrow view of the First Amendment that goes against over two centuries of judicial precedent.
Mandatory “one nation under god” pledge in school classes proves that establishing religion in the US is fine.
Those are literally not mandatory.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia_State_Board_of_Education_v._Barnette
Those are literally not mandatory.
Except when they are: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance#Legal_challenges
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“the Pledge of Allegiance does not violate the rights of those who don’t believe in God and does not have to be removed from the patriotic message”
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“As a matter of historical tradition, the words ‘under God’ can no more be expunged from the national consciousness than the words ‘In God We Trust’ from every coin in the land, than the words ‘so help me God’ from every presidential oath since 1789, or than the prayer that has opened every congressional session of legislative business since 1787.”
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Did I misunderstand what “separation of church and state” meant?
Wtf is going on with you on the other side of the pond there?
Ignorance, propaganda and christofascism
No problem! We’ve got options!
-Fontsize = 3
-Hang them with text against wall
-Hang them on the ceiling
-Type them in Chinese/foreign language/braille
-Bright yellow text on white paper
-Printed with bad cartridge
-Font: wingdings
Get the commandments from the wicked bible
I thought the old testament was supposed to be irrelevant/null and void after Jeebus and the new new testament.
That only applies to the Old Testament passages that forbid usury, of course.
I went through 18 years of being forced to go to church and never learned the word.
Methinks that was purposeful.
