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New York Times Columnist Gets First Freedom Wrong
Daily Signal ^ | 8/26/2022 | Kelly Shackelford

Posted on 08/28/2022 1:53:38 PM PDT by whyilovetexas111

In her recent guest essay in the New York Times, former Times reporter and columnist Linda Greenhouse accuses Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito of weaponizing religious liberty. In reality, Alito merely issued a plea that religious liberty is provided “special protection” promised by the Constitution. It appears Greenhouse actually believes religious liberty should be relegated to a lower tier status than other rights. Doing so would do serious damage to our Constitution and to the fundamental rights millions of Americans enjoy under its protection.

To support her claims, Greenhouse takes aim squarely at the role religious liberty plays in America, including references to several recent Supreme Court decisions. For instance, she describes the court’s decision upholding the right of a high school football coach to offer a brief, personal prayer after football games as “astonishing.” The case, Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, is indeed astonishing. But not for the reasons Greenhouse asserts.

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Is anyone surprised?
1 posted on 08/28/2022 1:53:38 PM PDT by whyilovetexas111
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To: whyilovetexas111

The Left does not read well. They look at the Constitution and are pleased to note our freedom FROM religion.


2 posted on 08/28/2022 1:55:59 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (We are already in a revolutionary period, and the Rule of Law means nothing. )
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And they look at “the righto of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” and think it means the government can decide what type of firearms you can own and how many rounds your magazine can hold.


3 posted on 08/28/2022 2:34:32 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Inside every leftist is a blood-thirsty fascist yearning to be free of current societal constraints.)
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To: whyilovetexas111
Greenhouse actually believes religious liberty should be relegated to a lower tier status than other rights.

Satanic Communists always feel this way.

4 posted on 08/28/2022 2:49:34 PM PDT by Dr. Thorne (The Media is the Virus.)
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