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Why would that be “freaky”? The Bible is one of the most important and highly recognized works in Western culture.
by baggy_trough 3y ago
Why would that be “freaky”? The Bible is one of the most important and highly recognized works in Western culture.
- Retric 3y agoBoth article 6 and the first amendment make it in very poor taste. You may personally appreciate it, but suppose he had been quoting different religions texts. Say the need to nourish Mayan gods using sacrificial blood.
- usefulcat 3y agoSuch a reference might easily have been lost on his audience, in which case he would sound nonsensical at best and foolish at worst?
- Retric 3y agoI suspect most Americans hearing the quote he used didn’t understand it.
- dehrmann 3y agoYou should read Kennedy v. Bremerton School District.
- Retric 3y agoYea, that was a seriously disturbing opinion by the current court. Compare and contrast it with Lemon v. Kurtzman
- dehrmann 3y agoI agree, but I think using this saying is within reasonable bounds compared to a coach leading school-affiliated prayer. The decision even left out the religious that followed.
- Perceval 3y agoI worry that people are now so illiterate that they do not recognize that the "render unto Caesar…" quote is a historical basis for the division between church and state in the Christian world. Astonishingly, they view the Government citing the quote – the origin of separation – as a threat to separation!
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