Posted on 03/10/2015 8:18:34 PM PDT by marshmallow
ST. LOUIS The US Court of Appeals has ruled that the House of Worship Protection Act, which bans anyone from intentionally disturbing the order or solemnity of a house of worship through profane discourse, rude, or indecent behavior, is a violation of the First Amendment.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the St. Louis-based court ruled against the state law Monday after the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri filed a lawsuit challenging the law in 2012.
The lawsuit was on behalf of various groups, including the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. The groups argued that the First Amendment protects their freedom to protest, pray and distribute literature outside places of worship.
Under the law, which took effect in 2012, anyone who violated the act is guilty of a misdemeanor and faces months of jail time. Third and subsequent charges are felonies.
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You can disrupt a worship service(because freedom of speech) unless it is performing a same-sex marriage(because freedom of speech violates hate crime).
Any publicity is good publicity
Example: Whose rights have priority - a transgender lesbian (still possessing the male genitalia he was born with) that wants to use the women's locker room at a health club or a black member of the health club that decides that all labels, including the ones on the locker room doors, are racist?
Now do you see why I'm confused?
This ruling gives a green light to anti-Christian fascists to scream down sermons by ministers who preach the whole counsel of Scripture.
The judges on this appeals court WOULD NOT consider it a First Amendment right if you interrupted THEIR proceedings, however.
So when people start disrupting mosques they can’t be prosecuted right?
It changes with who has the hot narrative.
Sometimes there is no trump. You just ignore inconvenient truths.
If a Hispanic guy shoots a black kid, you just call him “White”. If black women beat up a trannie for using the women’s restroom, you just leave off their race or just ignore the story and hope a white person beats up a trannie so you can spin up the narrative.
You need the right optics for the narrative to work in your favor.
Will this apply to mosques and Black churches too?
And BTW, the First Amendment (and the entire Bill of Rights) restricts only the federal government. It would not violate the First Amendment if every state in the Union had an official state religion.
Just the courts being stupid again. The First Amendment is meant to protect people from retaliation by the government when they criticize GOVERNMENT.
Unlike the second amendment which also includes limiting the power of state government.
No, it’s time to go and disrupt some courtrooms.
“Optics”! That’s the answer! (To everything on the Left.)
Simple trespass. The ushers should throw the bums out.
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