Posted on 08/03/2011 6:37:54 PM PDT by Coleus
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I’d never heard of this. Interesting reading about Hugo Black’s participation as the defense attorney.
That would be klansman Hugo Black
Some story! Then the lawyer became a supreme court judge. Now wonder we are screwed up in these courts. The seeds of corruption go so far back.
Nowadays Alabama has become one of our most reliable Conservative states with two Republican senators, Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby.
Nowadays Alabama has become one of our most reliable Conservative states with two Republican senators, Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby. >>>
It looks like they just took a few steps back.
Church and Justice Department bring lawsuits over Ala. immigration measure
This new Alabama law makes it illegal for a Catholic priest to baptize, hear the confession of, celebrate the anointing of the sick with, or preach the word of God to, an undocumented immigrant, he wrote. Nor can we encourage them to attend Mass or give them a ride to Mass. It is illegal to allow them to attend adult scripture study groups, or attend CCD or Sunday school classes.
It is illegal for the clergy to counsel them in times of difficulty or in preparation for marriage. It is illegal for them to come to Alcoholic Anonymous meetings or other recovery groups at our churches.
That’s crazy!
I agree, it is insane. Does this include the Baptists, who are also doing —and more power to them—the same?
Indeed, considering Black’s role in re-writing the First Amendment. His opinion was in effect a paraphrase of the Blaine Amendment. which still disfigures the law of so many states.
Since the Catholic Church has climbed into bed with the Devil’s Advocate, Eric Holder, to try and stop this law maybe, just maybe, we should see what the proponents of the law say in response before denouncing the Alabama state government as anti-Catholic bogots.
Not that anyone on FreeRepublic would ever be reactionary, of course.
define climbing into bed???
For the record the Catholics are actually filing their suit jointly with the Methodists and Episcopals. The DOJ suit is separate.
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