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I'm puzzled how forcing a religious quote doesn't go against religious freedom but I'm not American and probably missing the nuances.

by soco 4y ago

akudha 4y ago
In the current Supreme Court situation, I am not sure if they’d strike down this law, assuming a case against it reaches SC in the first place. Even if this law is challenged in court and is struck down, it is still a win for GOP. They riled up their base over a manufactured issue, diverted their base’s attention from actual issues. This is GOP politics 101 these days.
- noasaservice 4y ago
  - Taniwha 4y ago
    It's not even 'old', the dems have been around a quarter century longer - as a name "GoP" is just propaganda
    - noasaservice 4y ago
      Indeed. That's what I was trying to get to. I've actually met people who thought the GOP was good, and Republicans were bad because they didn't understand they were the same thing. Oh, its your turn - phase your lands out!
      - salawat 4y ago
        American political parties are weird, and the labels (Democrat/Republican) have swapped platforms/sides of the aisle several times in the last two hundred years. It is not a straightforward history. https://xkcd.com/1127/large/ https://xkcd.com/1127/large/ Extend back stereotypes with care. History turns out to be anything but intuitive.
toiletfuneral 4y ago
dangerface 4y ago
Religious freedom is just marketing like equal rights for all men, its easy to say and then debate what is a valid religion or who is a valid human.
vineyardmike 4y ago
- Ancapistani 4y ago
  > Americans have a special phrase for this aspect of our culture. It’s ”more equal”. Wasn't that idiom coined by a British Socialist?
  - vineyardmike 4y ago
    Maybe? I hear it a lot in the US. It’s a phrase we use, even if it didn’t originate from us.
    - Ancapistani 4y ago
      Yeah - it’s from Animal Farm by George Orwell.
pseudalopex 4y ago
The Supreme Court said God didn't mean God.[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_deism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_deism
h2odragon 4y ago
Leave "God" undefined, for the reader to interpret as they like. Hail Eris!

I'm puzzled how forcing a religious quote doesn't go against religious freedom but I'm not American and probably missing the nuances.

by soco 4y ago

I'm puzzled how forcing a religious quote doesn't go against religious freedom but I'm not American and probably missing the nuances.

akudha 4y ago

In the current Supreme Court situation, I am not sure if they’d strike down this law, assuming a case against it reaches SC in the first place. Even if this law is challenged in court and is struck down, it is still a win for GOP. They riled up their base over a manufactured issue, diverted their base’s attention from actual issues. This is GOP politics 101 these days.

noasaservice 4y ago
- Taniwha 4y ago
  It's not even 'old', the dems have been around a quarter century longer - as a name "GoP" is just propaganda
  - noasaservice 4y ago
    Indeed. That's what I was trying to get to. I've actually met people who thought the GOP was good, and Republicans were bad because they didn't understand they were the same thing. Oh, its your turn - phase your lands out!
    - salawat 4y ago
      American political parties are weird, and the labels (Democrat/Republican) have swapped platforms/sides of the aisle several times in the last two hundred years. It is not a straightforward history. https://xkcd.com/1127/large/ https://xkcd.com/1127/large/ Extend back stereotypes with care. History turns out to be anything but intuitive.

toiletfuneral 4y ago

dangerface 4y ago

Religious freedom is just marketing like equal rights for all men, its easy to say and then debate what is a valid religion or who is a valid human.

vineyardmike 4y ago

Ancapistani 4y ago
> Americans have a special phrase for this aspect of our culture. It’s ”more equal”. Wasn't that idiom coined by a British Socialist?
- vineyardmike 4y ago
  Maybe? I hear it a lot in the US. It’s a phrase we use, even if it didn’t originate from us.
  - Ancapistani 4y ago
    Yeah - it’s from Animal Farm by George Orwell.

pseudalopex 4y ago

The Supreme Court said God didn't mean God.[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_deism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_deism

h2odragon 4y ago

Leave "God" undefined, for the reader to interpret as they like. Hail Eris!