Little1Lost to Malicious Compliance@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoPretty funny indeed (Crossposter note: thought it would fit here very well)midwest.socialimagemessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up11.3Karrow-down132cross-posted to: atheistmemes@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.27Karrow-down1imagePretty funny indeed (Crossposter note: thought it would fit here very well)midwest.socialLittle1Lost to Malicious Compliance@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square63fedilinkcross-posted to: atheistmemes@lemmy.world
minus-square@Rev3rze@lemdit.comlinkfedilinkEnglish4•10 months agoWhat I don’t understand is how the national motto can be a religious one without breaking the first amendment.
minus-square@Majawat@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish4•10 months agoIt hasn’t reached the Supreme Court for a decision, but lower courts have basically said that it’s not establing a religion because it’s used in a secular and patriotic fashion. (My interpretation of my understanding of the ruling). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aronow_v._United_States You can blame 1956 Cold War era Congress (red scare) and Eisenhower.
What I don’t understand is how the national motto can be a religious one without breaking the first amendment.
It hasn’t reached the Supreme Court for a decision, but lower courts have basically said that it’s not establing a religion because it’s used in a secular and patriotic fashion. (My interpretation of my understanding of the ruling).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aronow_v._United_States
You can blame 1956 Cold War era Congress (red scare) and Eisenhower.