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Msgr MΩment classic ☑️'s avatar

<i>Take and Bite <i>this</i>, in remembrance of the fact that not everybody believes the shit you do.</i> -- Jebus 69:1-33.</i>

Msgr MΩment classic ☑️'s avatar

My contention has always been that the "che" in Rochester should be pronounced like the "ce" in Leicester, or the "ce" in Worcester. Sadly, all my friends just called it Rottenchester rather than Rooster.

Incoming Ham's avatar

Waiting for this to be abused by the fundamentalists in 3...2...1.

Good_Gawd_Yall - Unperson's avatar

It's too bad we can't have some higher court to appeal these stupid "Supreme" court decisions to. Also, this Greece place sounds like a shithole.

𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

Thank you Justice Kennedy, for the new judicial standard for Constitutional cases on Church-State questions: "whatever many Americans believe."

Incoming Ham's avatar

Intended, but taken much, much further than intended.

Good_Gawd_Yall - Unperson's avatar

Apparently five of them favor it as long as it is American Christian sharia, which of course is Totally Different.

bobbert's avatar

Great. Now our "swing" Justice has apparently developed Alzheimers.

Let me explore the Rules for a moment.

1. I do not believe, at all, in the power of prayer. I do not think there is any entity out there to which one can pray. I recognize that my prayer, should I propose one, is totally devoid of consequences in the real world.

2. The Supreme Court has decided that prayer is permissible at public meetings, so I presume that it is also permissible in public comments. Or even in non-existent comments.

3. So, I think I may pray that Tony Scalia and Sam Alito should die, painlessly, within the next week, without violating the Rules. Because I am 100% certain that my prayer is pointless and will not be answered. It's not like I were <i>wishing</i>.

User_0's avatar

and the Collection Plate , always the Collection Plate

JustPixelz: IV%'er's avatar

We get more like the Taliban every day.

JustPixelz: IV%'er's avatar

"Today's prayer comes from the Book of Arnold".

BarackMyWorld's avatar

"Hail Hydra."

Spotts1701, Taking Bible Guns's avatar

So there goes the <em>Lemon</em> test - it doesn't matter if the government endorses a religion, as long as they aren't coercive about it. And you can't challenge it unless there is a "pattern" of coercive behavior (which means that it's a good bet we'll be seeing prayers at public school graduation ceremonies again since that's a one-time thing, so bye-bye <em>Lee v. Weisman</em>).

BarackMyWorld's avatar

<a href="http:\/\/www.geocities.com\/denniverse\/MAX\/bushprayverse.jpg" target="_blank"> This. </a>

diogenez's avatar

Did Scalia at least argue with himself again?