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Fifth Circuit Continues Running The Table, Says Ten Commandments Law In Texas Is Constitutional
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#Texas can require the #TenCommandments to be displayed in #PublicSchool #classrooms, a #US appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for #conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more #religion into schools.
It sets up a potential clash at #SCOTUS over the issue in the future.
The ultra conservative #5thCircuit Court of Appeals claimed in the decision that the #law did not violate either the #EstablishmentClause or the #FreeExerciseClause of the #FirstAmendment. -
Fifth Circuit: Actually, Putting The Ten Commandments In Schools Is Probably Fine
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Since the last day of early voting, I cannot help but think about the #Texas GOP's Proposition 10, which prohibits state courts from applying Sharia law. It passed with a 94.81% vote, but I have two gripes. The first is that it is clearly dog whistle politics. The second is that voting *against* it would support something that is patently at odds with the Establishment Clause. It's a good thing I have long stopped watching Fox News.
#Amerabia #dogwhistle #EstablishmentClause #GOP #Islamophobia
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#Myths and #MagicalThinking: #American Civil #Religion, the #EstablishmentClause, and “Codified #Irrationality” in Anti- #CRT Measures
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In Clayman v. Bessant, (SD FL, Nov. 24, 2025), a #Florida federal district court rejected plaintiff's #RFRA, #FreeExercise, #EstablishmentClause, Takings Clause and other challenges to the phrase #InGodWeTrust on #US. #coins and #currency.
#Jewish #religious #Hasmonean #Maccabean #religioustraditions #God #secular #SOCAS #separationofchurchandstate
https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2025/11/in-god-we-trust-on-currency-does-not.html
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In Clayman v. Bessant, (SD FL, Nov. 24, 2025), a #Florida federal district court rejected plaintiff's #RFRA, #FreeExercise, #EstablishmentClause, Takings Clause and other challenges to the phrase #InGodWeTrust on #US. #coins and #currency.
#Jewish #religious #Hasmonean #Maccabean #religioustraditions #God #secular #SOCAS #separationofchurchandstate
https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2025/11/in-god-we-trust-on-currency-does-not.html
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In Clayman v. Bessant, (SD FL, Nov. 24, 2025), a #Florida federal district court rejected plaintiff's #RFRA, #FreeExercise, #EstablishmentClause, Takings Clause and other challenges to the phrase #InGodWeTrust on #US. #coins and #currency.
#Jewish #religious #Hasmonean #Maccabean #religioustraditions #God #secular #SOCAS #separationofchurchandstate
https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2025/11/in-god-we-trust-on-currency-does-not.html
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In Clayman v. Bessant, (SD FL, Nov. 24, 2025), a #Florida federal district court rejected plaintiff's #RFRA, #FreeExercise, #EstablishmentClause, Takings Clause and other challenges to the phrase #InGodWeTrust on #US. #coins and #currency.
#Jewish #religious #Hasmonean #Maccabean #religioustraditions #God #secular #SOCAS #separationofchurchandstate
https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2025/11/in-god-we-trust-on-currency-does-not.html
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In Clayman v. Bessant, (SD FL, Nov. 24, 2025), a #Florida federal district court rejected plaintiff's #RFRA, #FreeExercise, #EstablishmentClause, Takings Clause and other challenges to the phrase #InGodWeTrust on #US. #coins and #currency.
#Jewish #religious #Hasmonean #Maccabean #religioustraditions #God #secular #SOCAS #separationofchurchandstate
https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2025/11/in-god-we-trust-on-currency-does-not.html
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A US district court judge held that TX SB10, which is due to take effect on Sept 1, likely violates both the #EstablishmentClause & Free Exercise clause of the #FirstAmendment.
Ruling: https://www.aclutx.org/sites/default/files/texas-sb-10-ruling.pdf
#law #Republicans #ChurchAndState #Christian #Evangelism #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #PublicSchools #education #indoctrination
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This is not good news, as it upsets the very delicate balancing act set by our society in permitting religious organizations to have special benefits, in exchange for following a few very basic rules.
It also opens up another huge problem - as it stands now, this new policy will only apply to "churches" ( a term of art which refers to most, but not all, religious communities) and not all non-profits, which to me is an obvious #FirstAmendment #EstablishmentClause violation.
For my friends in the progressive religious world - my recommendation would be to be cautious and to wait until these polices are finally in place before changing one's current policies, because I think it is fair to say that we can count on biased decisions when it comes to prosecutorial discretion on these cases.
I also think there is a serious question to be asked as to whether it is ethically appropriate for religious communities to be involved in this kind of politics, even if it may soon be legal.
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…Casey was the most important case of the 1991-92 term, but there were other impressive Souter successes. He, Kennedy & O'Connor also came together, again joined by Blackmun & Stevens, in a crucial #EstablishmentClause case, Lee v. Weisman, where they struck down the recital of #religious prayers at #PublicSchool graduation ceremonies.
#DavidSouter #SCOTUS #law #Constitution #judiciary #JudicialIndependence #ethics
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The Oklahoman newspaper had two powerful op-eds by local religious leaders that attacked the Oklahoma House's "Christ is King" resolution.
I'm hoping you will read them both (links below), but I wanted to highlight a few excepts from each of them.
Excerpt #1 From Rabbi Vered Harris (my rabbi at Temple B'nai Israel of OKC):
As non-Christian clergy, I regularly meet former Christians with painful stories about Christian church upbringings that nearly destroyed them. I know very few Jewish people who have not been told that we will burn in hell because we are not Christian.I have been dismissed by at least two Oklahoma Christian preachers because my six years of graduate school studying Bible and religion are not "faithful" — in other words: Understanding God is as simple as reading their version of the Bible. They are, as the proclamation says, free to hold and express their deeply held beliefs. However, these same pastors think Christianity and Judaism share "Judeo-Christian" values. From a Jewish perspective, approaching religious leadership without comprehensive learning is a disgrace to the brains God has given us. Unfortunately, it is also an example of the outright dangerous ways Christianity is being taught and practiced in Oklahoma; the same Christianity your proclamation extols as a blessing.
Excerpt #2 (also from Rabbi Harris):
Voting for this resolution was within your legal rights, but good grief: At its most basic level, it is rude and disrespectful to the people in this state whose non-Christian beliefs have shaped our community, society and the state.I know it is unreasonable to expect an apology for asserting your faith is somehow superior or more noteworthy than minority religions in this state. At the least, I hope for an acknowledgment that the wording of this proclamation fails to be supportive of all Oklahomans, and it disregards the damage done to Oklahomans in the name of Christianity.
Excerpt #3 (from Rev. Adam Young of Sunny Lane UMC in Del City):
Earlier today, the House passed Concurrent Resolution 1013, a proclamation declaring “Christ is King.” As a United Methodist pastor, I believe that phrase deeply — but only within the context of faith, worship and the countercultural way of life Jesus calls us to. When the state takes those sacred words upon its lips, they are transformed into something else entirely. What was once a confession of worship becomes a political power play. What was once a theological truth becomes a civil decree. And in doing so, the government steps into the dangerous territory of Christian nationalism.Let me be clear: This resolution is unconstitutional, anti-democratic and theologically misguided.
Excerpt #4 (from Rev. Young):
HCR 1013 betrays the Christ who refused power and domination. In Mark 10, Jesus gathers his disciples and says, “You know that among the gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. But it is not so among you; instead, whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant… For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many.”
Jesus never crowned himself king. The title he uses is “servant.” His vision is an upside-down one, where the first are last and the last are first. The only throne Jesus ever sat on was a cross. His kingdom looks less like the Capitol dome and more like foot-washing, shared meals, and solidarity with the poor and oppressed.Our state, however, often operates in contradiction to this vision. As noted from the House floor today:
* The first bill our state passed established segregation.
* Our history is filled with the mistreatment of Black, Native, Latine, Asian, Pacific Islander and Middle Eastern communities.
* We criminalized “the least of these,” rather than cared for the unhoused.
* We continue to underfund education, and our outcomes lag behind the rest of the nation.#Oklahoma #FirstAmendment #EstablishmentClause #Judaism #Christianity #ChristianNationalism #OklahomaLegislature #ConLaw #Fascism
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#Oklahoma’s #SchoolSuperintendent #orders #publicschools to #teach the #Bible – relying on #controversial #views about #religiousfreedom.
#RyanWalters’ #mandate – sent to #districts on June 27, 2024 – seems to #blur the line between #secular and #religious #instruction, and the #US #Constitution's #EstablishmentClause.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Oklahoma #Education #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
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What #Christian #Conservatives will never tell you about the #TenCommandments
When a #state #authority #pickssides in #religious and #moral #controversies, it ends up #violating the #EstablishmentClause.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://www.modbee.com/opinion/article289743274.html#storylink=cpy
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#MSNBC analyst Angela-something characterized the Oklahoma law requiring teaching of the Bible in classrooms as an instance of the tension between the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment.
Er. . . what? That’s 180° wrong, and you don’t even have to be a lawyer to see it. If the law engages with Free Exercise at all (debatable), surely it’s violative — as it quite obviously is with respect to the Establishment Clause.
In other words: the two clauses are working together against this law. That’s the opposite of “tension”.
MSNBC, either you quoted Angela way out of context, or you need a new analyst (preferably one who took at least one con law class).
#constitution #Oklahoma #schools #1stAMENDMENT #FreeExercise #EstablishmentClause #religion #ChurchState #teachers #law #journalism
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#MSNBC analyst Angela-something characterized the Oklahoma law requiring teaching of the Bible in classrooms as an instance of the tension between the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment.
Er. . . what? That’s 180° wrong, and you don’t even have to be a lawyer to see it. If the law engages with Free Exercise at all (debatable), surely it’s violative — as it quite obviously is with respect to the Establishment Clause.
In other words: the two clauses are working together against this law. That’s the opposite of “tension”.
MSNBC, either you quoted Angela way out of context, or you need a new analyst (preferably one who took at least one con law class).
#constitution #Oklahoma #schools #1stAMENDMENT #FreeExercise #EstablishmentClause #religion #ChurchState #teachers #law #journalism
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#MSNBC analyst Angela-something characterized the Oklahoma law requiring teaching of the Bible in classrooms as an instance of the tension between the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment.
Er. . . what? That’s 180° wrong, and you don’t even have to be a lawyer to see it. If the law engages with Free Exercise at all (debatable), surely it’s violative — as it quite obviously is with respect to the Establishment Clause.
In other words: the two clauses are working together against this law. That’s the opposite of “tension”.
MSNBC, either you quoted Angela way out of context, or you need a new analyst (preferably one who took at least one con law class).
#constitution #Oklahoma #schools #1stAMENDMENT #FreeExercise #EstablishmentClause #religion #ChurchState #teachers #law #journalism
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#MSNBC analyst Angela-something characterized the Oklahoma law requiring teaching of the Bible in classrooms as an instance of the tension between the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment.
Er. . . what? That’s 180° wrong, and you don’t even have to be a lawyer to see it. If the law engages with Free Exercise at all (debatable), surely it’s violative — as it quite obviously is with respect to the Establishment Clause.
In other words: the two clauses are working together against this law. That’s the opposite of “tension”.
MSNBC, either you quoted Angela way out of context, or you need a new analyst (preferably one who took at least one con law class).
#constitution #Oklahoma #schools #1stAMENDMENT #FreeExercise #EstablishmentClause #religion #ChurchState #teachers #law #journalism
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#MSNBC analyst Angela-something characterized the Oklahoma law requiring teaching of the Bible in classrooms as an instance of the tension between the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment.
Er. . . what? That’s 180° wrong, and you don’t even have to be a lawyer to see it. If the law engages with Free Exercise at all (debatable), surely it’s violative — as it quite obviously is with respect to the Establishment Clause.
In other words: the two clauses are working together against this law. That’s the opposite of “tension”.
MSNBC, either you quoted Angela way out of context, or you need a new analyst (preferably one who took at least one con law class).
#constitution #Oklahoma #schools #1stAMENDMENT #FreeExercise #EstablishmentClause #religion #ChurchState #teachers #law #journalism
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/27/us/oklahoma-schools-bible-curriculum/index.html
#Oklahoma --- defying the #FirstAmendment's #EstablishmentClause again and again.
It is shameful and wrong.
It is critical that all who believe in the First Amendment (including religious folks) speak out against this madness.
State Superintendent #RyanWalters should be impeached and removed from office for this extreme level of defiance to our most basic of civil rights.
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/27/us/oklahoma-schools-bible-curriculum/index.html
#Oklahoma --- defying the #FirstAmendment's #EstablishmentClause again and again.
It is shameful and wrong.
It is critical that all who believe in the First Amendment (including religious folks) speak out against this madness.
State Superintendent #RyanWalters should be impeached and removed from office for this extreme level of defiance to our most basic of civil rights.
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Thank you to the #Oklahoma Supreme Court for respecting the Establishment Clause's prohibition on state-funded religious schools.
It is sad though, that St Superintendent #RyanWalters & Governor #KevinStitt ever thought that defying the #FirstAmendment was ever a good idea.
#Oklahoma #OK #EstablishmentClause #SeparationOfChurchAndState #Law #ConLaw #Constitution #ReligiousLiberty
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Thank you to the #Oklahoma Supreme Court for respecting the Establishment Clause's prohibition on state-funded religious schools.
It is sad though, that St Superintendent #RyanWalters & Governor #KevinStitt ever thought that defying the #FirstAmendment was ever a good idea.
#Oklahoma #OK #EstablishmentClause #SeparationOfChurchAndState #Law #ConLaw #Constitution #ReligiousLiberty