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If pushed by any level of government it’s a first amendment violation. In all cases, favouring one religion (or group) over others is discrimination. By makin
by jleyank 7mo ago
If pushed by any level of government it’s a first amendment violation. In all cases, favouring one religion (or group) over others is discrimination. By making it an example of coercion, it poisons belief making it a must do rather than a wants to do. The only good that might come from it is having an example of how not to handle interactions between groups.
- jfengel 7mo agoYou're talking about a country that has "In God We Trust" on its currency and compels all of its students to reference God in its daily Indoctrination Oath. These have been upheld by the Supreme Court. That aspect of the First Amendment is long gone.
- jleyank 7mo agoThe 50's were just a wonderful time, eh?
- emchammer 7mo agoIf you’re referring to the Pledge of Allegiance, the original versions were a lot more neutral, the God part was a reactionary addition during the Red Scare, it even made believers uncomfortable at the time, and Jehovah’s Witnesses still don’t want to say it.