Posted on 05/20/2013 6:11:46 PM PDT by Chaps
The U.S. Supreme Court just announced it will hear in October 2013 the case Galloway v. Greece, concerning freedom of speech and legislative prayer.
In 2008 two Greece residents, Susan Galloway and Linda Stephens, filed suit against the town alleging that the town’s habit of having explicitly Christian prayers delivered prior to board meetings flouted the First Amendment. In August 2012, U.S. District Court Judge Charles Siragusa disagreed, ruling that prayers in Jesus’ name were not a violation of the U.S. Constitution.
But a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in May 2012 overturned Siragusa’s decision and said the town’s habit of inviting clergy from only churches in Greece indeed could be construed as government endorsement of a particular religion. Houses of worship in Greece are almost exclusively Christian.
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Thank you for the ping.
Lotta talk about a pure-water-clear issue. “...or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”
What am I missing except leftist obfuscation, smoke, mirrors, and lies?
Then what?
Huh?
I’m still HG’s wing man.
The sleeper is “Chap”ed lips.
1st and only post in 5 years.
Oh, sorry, of course. Thanks.
Not all sleepers are nefarious, though. And we were all n00bs once.
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