To: ConsistentLibertarian; Keyes2000mt
Maybe you weren't aware of the many cases the ACLU has taken on specifically the fight for freedom of religion under the US Constitution. Isn't that interesting? Please show me more than ONE where they fought for the rights of the conservative Christian.
98 posted on
08/21/2003 9:17:56 AM PDT by
beachn4fun
(The media and liberals are destroying the American way of life.)
To: beachn4fun
Lovell v. Griffin set a precedent which protects the rights of conservative Christians, along with members of any other religious group.
But note that, interestingly enough, in that case an ordinance passed in Georgia (a bastion of conservative Christians) was denying the rights of people from other faiths. That tends to be how it goes. Majority groups tend not to pass laws oppressing themselves. It's the minorities who are most vulnerable in a democracy and the Constitution is what protects them from the tyranny of the majority.
Here's an interesting experiment you can try: wear a T-shirt with the 10 commandments in the courtroom and wait to see if anyone stops you. If they do, the ACLU will be all over it, fighting tooth and nail on your side and they'll win because they set the precedence in Cohen v. California.
And note: many conservatives hated the ACLUS for Cohen v. California ;-)
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