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Appellate Court Rules Government Officials Opening Meetings With Prayer Is Unconstitutional
Breitbart ^ | 16 Jul 2017 | Penny Starr

Posted on 07/17/2017 10:28:24 AM PDT by detective

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To: Pollster1
I think that is entirely too subtle a point to be an accurate representation of the meaning of the establishment clause. The court got it wrong.

We will see. If you have a legislative body opening its meetings with a Christian prayer given by one elected official in turn then where is that different from a judge installing a version of the 10 Commandments unique to some Christian sects and not to others? It's the government putting its stamp of approval on a particular religion. The Supreme Court ruled one practice was wrong, it may well rule the other wrong too. Or not hear the matter at all.

41 posted on 07/17/2017 1:12:18 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: detective

This decision by the King’s Royal Court would have the Founding Fathers running for their muskets.


42 posted on 07/17/2017 1:37:20 PM PDT by Gritty (Islam is king on a field of corpses - Mark Steyn)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

7 of 17 active judges appointed by Zero. 4 appointed by the Great Stainmaker. So 11 out of 17 almost guarantees wrong and/or anti-American decisions in every case.


43 posted on 07/17/2017 2:34:27 PM PDT by JewishRighter
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To: detective

Eff these black robed tyrants. Pray anyway.

Dare them to do something about it.

L


44 posted on 07/17/2017 2:37:34 PM PDT by Lurker (America burned the witch.)
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To: SandRat
May ALL Court Judges of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit who issued a 10-5 be required to ride the Iron Stallion from movie “The VIKINGS”.

You mean the Mare of Steel from the movie The Long Ships, methinks...

Sidney Poitier prepares to send Richard Widmark riding the Mare of Steel

Why is there a pad of steel spikes at the bottom of that thing? Talk about overkill. Do those crazy Muslims know how to have fun, or what?

45 posted on 07/17/2017 3:02:33 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain (I don't give a damn about your feelings. Try to impress me with your convictions.)
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To: DoodleDawg

“A chaplain or guest minister is not an elected official”

Elected officials in the U.S. House and Senate have delivered prayers and invocations many times. I am sure it is the same with state and local officials.

A judge has no legitimate authority to tell an American that he can not pray. This is just one more example of Federal Courts exceeding their authority, violating the principles of the Constitution and violating the rights of American citizens in to promote their leftist, anti-religion agenda.


46 posted on 07/18/2017 10:17:58 AM PDT by detective
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