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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,922 posts) Fri Nov 11, 2022, 11:53 AM Nov 2022

Tennessee county under fire for adding 'Judeo-Christian' preamble to official document

A Tennessee county commission has added a line to its guiding rules indicating the commission will reflect “Judeo-Christian values,” in violation of the First Amendment’s requirement that government be neutral toward religion.

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Tennessee county under fire for adding 'Judeo-Christian' preamble to official document
The Sumner County Commission added a preamble to an official document that experts say violates the establishment clause of the

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Tennessee county under fire for adding 'Judeo-Christian' preamble to official document (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 OP

"...in violation of the First Amendment's requirement that government be neutral toward religion." J_William_Ryan Nov 2022 #1

Theatrics... Much easier to create a public show than to work on one's shortcomings in one's Karadeniz Nov 2022 #2

I think we can be pretty sure that... 3catwoman3 Nov 2022 #3

J_William_Ryan

(2,124 posts)

1. "...in violation of the First Amendment's requirement that government be neutral toward religion."

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Nov 11, 2022, 12:03 PM

Nov 2022

As of today.

Unfortunately, given this radical and extremist Supreme Court with contempt for settled, accepted precedent, we’ll likely see much of current Establishment Clause jurisprudence overturned to allow such government acts.

Karadeniz

(23,415 posts)

2. Theatrics... Much easier to create a public show than to work on one's shortcomings in one's

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Nov 11, 2022, 12:41 PM

Nov 2022

soul, like loving everyone, being generous, tolerance...

3catwoman3

(25,430 posts)

3. I think we can be pretty sure that...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Nov 11, 2022, 01:01 PM

Nov 2022

…they don’t really mean the Judeo part.

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