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azureblue

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21. brush up on why and how separation was written into the Constitution

Reply to onenote (Reply #18)

Sat Jul 8, 2023, 05:50 PM

Jul 2023

Hint - it was the Baptists, who insisted, while the framers were non denominational deists. Which made the puritans mad. and the Baptists didn't like the puritans

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Has the Supreme Court Gone Overboard in How It Favors Religion? [View all] Nevilledog Jul 2023 OP

K&R Solly Mack Jul 2023 #1

Considering there is no empirical, objective evidence for anything religion avers as truth, Sibelius Fan Jul 2023 #2

Thank you ... Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #7

Yup. Ephemeral fairy tales to justify injustice. erronis Jul 2023 #12

There is a reason it's called faith and not fact DFW Jul 2023 #13

It's not just religion. It's a very broad conservative view of leftyladyfrommo Jul 2023 #22

Polytheists weren't much on jihads. paleotn Jul 2023 #28

Faith is the cheapest commodity out there. Sibelius Fan Jul 2023 #34

Regarding religion: that's all there is to say. dchill Jul 2023 #31

The Extreme court has effectively institutionalized religion. usonian Jul 2023 #3

Court decissions are creaating a favored class and those whose world-view gets no priviledge sanatanadharma Jul 2023 #4

Barrett is a cultist Casady1 Jul 2023 #5

They're done all but invalidate the Lemon Test. no_hypocrisy Jul 2023 #6

Disagree... regnaD kciN Jul 2023 #8

Right. Because a Pastafarian or a Wiccan won't get the same treatment from this court. erronis Jul 2023 #14

The First isn't smashed to me. ANY "favoring" is overboard. Hortensis Jul 2023 #9

I don't even understand why this is a question. iwillalwayswonderwhy Jul 2023 #10

+1000 soldierant Jul 2023 #27

It went overboard when it held churches can be tax exempt. SunSeeker Jul 2023 #11

Hey, wait a minute! I'm an ordained minister of the Truth of Life, LLC. erronis Jul 2023 #15

LOL SunSeeker Jul 2023 #19

YES. all the more reason to do away with the Separation of Church and State BOSSHOG Jul 2023 #16

Do away with separation of church and state. So government can establish a state religion? onenote Jul 2023 #18

brush up on why and how separation was written into the Constitution azureblue Jul 2023 #21

Brush up on what separation of church and state has done to protect religious minorities. onenote Jul 2023 #25

My suggestion BOSSHOG Jul 2023 #33

One's religion moniss Jul 2023 #17

in a sense azureblue Jul 2023 #20

Yes, and for all the reasons above, they should literally be thrown overboard thru SCOTUS expansion. ancianita Jul 2023 #23

Gee, is that even a question? ananda Jul 2023 #24

I'm pretty sure religion wasn't at the core of both disputes Johonny Jul 2023 #26

Absolutely. And only one particular view of one particular side of Christianity. paleotn Jul 2023 #29

Well, duh. Elessar Zappa Jul 2023 #30

... Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #32