Daily Meme: Separation, Schleparation

May 5, 2014

9:50 PM

The Supreme Court of the United States took a bold stand today for the invocation of somebody's God at official government functions. It may not be your God--hey, maybe you don't even have a God. (Wait, is that even legal in America?)
At Religion Dispatches, Sarah Posner writes that "advocates of church-state separation are warning that the 5-4 decision could lead to the marginalizing of religious minorities in localities across the country." At issue in the case decided today is the practice of beginning government meetings in the town of Greece, New York, with a Christian prayer, a tradition that Justice Anthony Kennedy described, in the majority opinion, "a benign acknowledgment of religion's role in society." Justice Elana Kagan penned the dissent, noting a great many prayers offered in Jesus's name at Greece town meetings.
You don't have a problem with J.C., now do you?
In the meantime, Ralph Reed (remember him?), now chairman of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, promised, Posner writes, that his group "would redouble its efforts to encourage opportunities for prayers offered at meetings by town boards, city councils, and county commissions nationwide."

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