“Ban on public prayers”

[Cal_Catholic]

Supreme Court police to praying students: Shut up!

Full article…

 

[Dale_M]

Its an odd policy, and I don’t see how it can be justified, but the Alliance Defense Fund’s attitude seems equally odd.

“Christians shouldn’t be silenced for exercising their beliefs through quiet prayer on public property,” said ADF Senior Counsel Nate Kellum. “The last place you’d expect this kind of obvious disregard for the First Amendment would be on the grounds of the U.S. Supreme Court itself, but that’s what happened.”

Are they saying that is okay to silence Muslims or Hindus, but not Christians? I don’t understand why they would make that statement.

 

[Tietjen]

Its an odd policy, and I don’t see how it can be justified, but the Alliance Defense Fund’s attitude seems equally odd.

Are they saying that is okay to silence Muslims or Hindus, but not Christians? I don’t understand why they would make that statement.

I didn’t get that from the article.

 

[Australis]

It sounds like the cop didn’t like listening to people praying and abused his power to shut them up
Bet he wouldn’t have minded a bit if they were standing around loudly chewing doughnuts

 

[Neil_Anthony]

Here’s the statute:

-CITE-
40 USC Sec. 6135 01/05/2009

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
SUBTITLE II - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS
PART C - FEDERAL BUILDING COMPLEXES
CHAPTER 61 - UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT BUILDING AND GROUNDS
SUBCHAPTER IV - PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES

-HEAD-
Sec. 6135. Parades, assemblages, and display of flags in the
Supreme Court Building and grounds

-STATUTE-
It is unlawful to parade, stand, or move in processions or
assemblages in the Supreme Court Building or grounds, or to display
in the Building and grounds a flag, banner, or device designed or
adapted to bring into public notice a party, organization, or
movement.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 107-217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1183.)

There’s a rule against processions and assemblies at the Supreme Court. This doesn’t really sound to me like a rule against praying specifically. This was a group having led vocal prayer… sounds sort of like an assembly. I don’t see how this is really discrimination against prayer.

 

[Adeodatus]

The SCOTUS has already shown they think themselves above the law of God. It would come as no surprise if they sought to ban Him from their asylum.