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Church band fights to perform at community event, wins
World Net Daily ^ | WND Staff

Posted on 10/05/2019 8:03:56 PM PDT by Maudeen

'Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the Establishment Clause does not permit government hostility toward religion'

A church worship band has been allowed to perform at a community festival after a major constitutional-rights group intervened.

Event organizers had rejected the band, claiming Christian songs might "offend" some people.

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; aclj; christian; churchband; freedomofspeech; rights
Name of community not given. . .but this is going on all over the country and people are letting it happen. There will be a "pay day" some day for these anti-God community leaders. Good for the ACLJ!
1 posted on 10/05/2019 8:03:56 PM PDT by Maudeen
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To: Maudeen

I googled this and the only article about this is from WND. Hmmmmm.....


2 posted on 10/05/2019 8:28:54 PM PDT by peggybac (Government is about force. It always has been about force.)
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To: Maudeen

“...the Establishment Clause does not permit government hostility toward religion”

That is well put, and of course correct. “...shall make no law.. prohibiting the free exercise [of religion], this precludes hostility.


3 posted on 10/05/2019 9:21:07 PM PDT by jocon307
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All I have to say is offended as many people in this life as you possibly can and then act nonchalant about it


4 posted on 10/05/2019 9:48:12 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: peggybac

https://aclj.org/religious-liberty/town-festivals-attempt-to-exclude-a-church-choir-from-performing-at-festival-is-thwarted-with-help-from-the-aclj

You will find it on the American Center for Law and Justice website. Google doesn’t take too kindly to conservative/religious wins.


5 posted on 10/05/2019 10:23:11 PM PDT by Maudeen (The surest fact in all the world is not death but the return of the Lord Jesus Christ.)
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To: Maudeen

Thank you!


6 posted on 10/06/2019 7:19:08 AM PDT by peggybac (Government is about force. It always has been about force.)
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