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Related: About this forumTennessee county under fire for adding 'Judeo-Christian' preamble to official document
The First Amendment RetweetedA Tennessee county commission has added a line to its guiding rules indicating the commission will reflect Judeo-Christian values, in violation of the First Amendments requirement that government be neutral toward religion.
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Tennessee county under fire for adding 'Judeo-Christian' preamble to official document
The Sumner County Commission added a preamble to an official document that experts say violates the establishment clause of the
Tennessee county under fire for adding 'Judeo-Christian' preamble to official document
The Sumner County Commission added a preamble to an official document that experts say violates the establishment clause of the
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Tennessee county under fire for adding 'Judeo-Christian' preamble to official document (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Nov 2022
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"...in violation of the First Amendment's requirement that government be neutral toward religion."
J_William_Ryan
Nov 2022
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J_William_Ryan
(2,392 posts)1. "...in violation of the First Amendment's requirement that government be neutral toward religion."
As of today.
Unfortunately, given this radical and extremist Supreme Court with contempt for settled, accepted precedent, well likely see much of current Establishment Clause jurisprudence overturned to allow such government acts.
Karadeniz
(23,684 posts)2. Theatrics... Much easier to create a public show than to work on one's shortcomings in one's
soul, like loving everyone, being generous, tolerance...
3catwoman3
(26,048 posts)3. I think we can be pretty sure that...
they dont really mean the Judeo part.