Clay Jones for November 29, 2020

Judges who call themselves “pro-life” issue rulings that allow churches to kill people by the tens of thousands. There is not a shred of Christian decency or morality in any of these hypocrites.

Conservatives love them some death cults!

The current collection of Supremes believe (despite what they say, it DOES matter) that “freedom of religion” means that religions are special  organizations that have all kinds of rights that normal ones don’t have. Including the magical property that people (and their organizations) can claim discriminatory behavior is “religious” and then, (if the Supremes agree that it’s a “true” religion) the discrimination is legal. So, if that’s the case, what’s a little manslaughter thrown into the mix?

Their imaginary being is supposedly omnipresent, but they have to clump together to get their indoctrination fix while risking theirs and other peoples lives. It shows how their beliefs are always on shaky ground.

Churches are buildings. They can’t kill people. But they can house killers.

. . . and the churches always need money . . . lots of money . . . donations . . . tithes . . . collections . . . (sigh)

OT but still a “fun” fact: McTrutle just decreed that in-person lunches for the republiKKKans will be no longer held “in-person” because of this Rona HOAX!!

Can we start taxing churches again. There is nothing in the constitution about not taxing churches. The agreement for Churches to not pay taxes was they were to stay out of politics. Since they haven’t been able to do that, it’s time to start taxing again. Not to mention redirect any public school funds from private church schools back to the public schools where they should be used in the first place. No vouchers either.

Like churches HAVEN’T been killing people for centuries?!

With the new Mullahs installed, the Supreme Court is becoming more of a religious institution than a legal one.

That Supreme Court ruling is murderous and disgusting.

But I’m not sure what legal thinking was behind it.

Because on Friday they rejected a petition from a Louisiana pastor [Tony Spell] who sought emergency relief from criminal charges he faced for holding services in violation of large-gathering restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. So why this if that?

???

To move civilization forward, I see the ruling as addition by subtraction.

Whited Sepulchers…an old but accurate term

Churches (religions) have been killing people for centuries.

Waiting for their ruling on seatbelts, stoplights and DUI…. here’s looking at you, Brett

welcome to the era of trump judges…

This ruling, I am afraid, is just a crack in the dam. Wait for the flood when they really get moving.

Maybe we will get lucky and Thomas will stroke out JUST AFTER Jan. 21, 2021…

I’m waiting for the Supremes to rule that burning “witches” is a legal expression of the 1st Amendment.

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!

Or in the ministers and pastors who encourage people to come. $$$

INQUISITION

Now is the time for some self-proclaimed “religious” group (“born-again Aztecs”?) to petition the courts to allow them to practice human sacrifice… and point to this Supreme Court decision as precedent.

The killing is OK as long as it’s in the name of god.

But, that’s their business: birth to death and Beyond.

It’s alright for churches to kill people. God will know His own.

As an anarchist, I look at religion and see that individual religious feelings and expression of those feelings is sometimes good, sometimes bad, just as most things are. I’ve seen a lot of good done by individuals who are religious.I also see that religious institutions are prone to the same kinds of abuses of power as most institutions. I’m not sure what good religious institutions do for individuals expressing their religious feelings.

“For I am the life … "

And.. so it has been since “churches”.. the Supreme Court is just following long established principle.. there really was no other option.

In essence, if it is against my religion, it is against the law. Move over Iran, Jim Jones, and Satan worshippers, here we come to save the day from religious oppression!

Republicans are anti science, that is why they spread covid everywhere.

I hope President Biden can expand the number of judges on the Court so sane minded and humane Judges can be appointed.

Actions based upon “sincere and deeply held religious beliefs”* are now USSC legally justified/sanctioned. As a result of this despicable and idiotic ruling the Court may well get the opportunity to rule, in the not too distant future, on criminal charges brought against True Christian™ defendants convicted of more serious violations of local ordinances and other statutes, using belief as their defense, than refusing to provide wedding cakes to non-heterosexual citizens.

*only as if/when said beliefs exactly match those of the Supreme Court Catholic Six

The political tools who call themselves “Pro-Life” are nothing of the sort. They are anti-abortion, but most of them also support capital punishment, horrible treatment of the poor and needy, and war.

If you’re going to be consistent, you need to be anti-war, anti-capital punishment, anti-abortion, and support helping the poor. Pope Francis has also added support for Black Lives Matter and working to address global warming…

During the years of the Black Plague, going to church meant even more opportunities to share the plague, in close quarters. But hey, only about 1/3 of the population died. Obviously, all that praying helped…

Time to flood the Supreme Court with opinion.

It is not a judge’s duty to determine what is right or wrong, good or bad, up or down. It is their job to administer the law and if the law allows (as it does) people to freely congregate in the practice of their religion and spread the SARS COV-2 virus then they hove no discretion but to apply the law. Even when the law is WRONG!!!

Time to TAX THE CHURCHES, since they are NOW nothing but Political Action Groups! And the taxes should be made RETROACTIVE to the date that they were granted tax-exempt status! Let’s see the Catholic Cult cough up a few BILLION $$ in back Property Taxes! Same for the Mormons and the Baptists… and the rest of the bunch!

@guy42:

People are, in fact, only allowed to freely congregate when they present no danger or possibility of danger to others.

What, for example, are curfews for?

Even “free congregations” can require permits.

While the church-goers may have a right to worship, it does not mean that they have the right to spread disease.

Suppose a group of people decide that the virus is their God’s way of collecting souls for its war against Evil. Their duty is to help increase the number of souls for an upcoming Battle Against Evil. So they must expose themselves to the virus and then go about embracing and kissing other people, whether they are believers are not. When ordered to stop, they proclaim that this is their religion and you are denying them the proper expression of their worship.

Would any rational court accept that the right of a few outweighs the rights of the many?

Only an irrational court would do so.

Yep…and as always, the church funds “trump” public health. So, please, to everyone who actually believes in science and public health experts: Stay Home. If God is everywhere, then He is with you wherever you are. Be Safe.

Stay tuned as The Supreme Court votes on Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) and Roe v. Wade . . . . and Democracy.

If the death toll could be limited to church-goers, I’d be all for it.

In 1918 you could go to jail for not wearing a mask. They were smarter then.

It’s “okay” for churches to kill people because they give them a straight path to “salvation”…

Hey, just like in olden times! (Stoning, pressing, hanging, gibbeting, etc.)