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16. then let next chaplin be Islamic and then a Budhist monk

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Mon May 5, 2014, 12:46 PM

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Supreme Court Allows Prayers at Town Meetings [View all] SecularMotion May 2014 OP

The Obama Admin. also supports this. IronGate May 2014 #1

Care to cite that? nt msanthrope May 2014 #4

U.S. backs government prayer: Freddie Stubbs May 2014 #8

If that's true, then the Obama administration is wrong. Shoulders of Giants May 2014 #9

It is true. ForgoTheConsequence May 2014 #30

Then Obama is wrong then. Shoulders of Giants May 2014 #31

I think the point is that before we come down too hard on the SCOTUS over this decision totodeinhere May 2014 #33

No we didn't. Shoulders of Giants May 2014 #36

The Constitution was never amended to outlaw such things. And it was clearly believed permissible 24601 May 2014 #63

Owning slaves and beating your wife was legal then as well. Shoulders of Giants May 2014 #66

Agree! The passage of time does not make all things right! We must maintain the RKP5637 May 2014 #76

No doubt about it - slavery was constitutional. And it took the bloodiest war in our history and 24601 May 2014 #78

Its only a little prayer!!111!!! (cough Rick Warren cough) nt riderinthestorm May 2014 #58

Lets imprison the SC Justices who are criminals, i.e. Alito, Roberts and Thomas randys1 May 2014 #2

Except that Roberts saved Obamacare. Nye Bevan May 2014 #13

No I want to imprison him for lying under oath randys1 May 2014 #50

Do you mean during their confirmation hearings? Nye Bevan May 2014 #60

LOL oh man you should do stand up randys1 May 2014 #74

You left off Scalia Gothmog May 2014 #54

what bullshit kennedy is spewing heaven05 May 2014 #3

I wouldn't say "using the christian god as their guide" hedgehog May 2014 #5

yes, agreed, I stand corrected heaven05 May 2014 #10

! Yes, one should never post while talking to someone else at the time! hedgehog May 2014 #39

yeah true, I'm guilty sometimes heaven05 May 2014 #77

WTH? LittleGirl May 2014 #6

Here in the South... yallerdawg May 2014 #7

When blessings are offered at the dinner table... CANDO May 2014 #14

Exactly! indivisibleman May 2014 #20

they really need about three atheists in a row rurallib May 2014 #29

Works for me! hedgehog May 2014 #40

That's a good way to handle it, Nye Bevan May 2014 #42

I also wait patiently until then end, when they say "amen". AAO May 2014 #61

This is what I do. bigwillq May 2014 #67

I sit and stare straight ahead HockeyMom May 2014 #19

But both parties are the same dbackjon May 2014 #11

We are one vote away on the SCOTUS from losing Roe v Wade Gothmog May 2014 #55

As noted upthread, the Obama administration supports this particular decision Fumesucker May 2014 #68

How to turn conservatives against this decision: alp227 May 2014 #12

And, sadly, all the vets dive under their chairs. yallerdawg May 2014 #15

then let next chaplin be Islamic and then a Budhist monk weissmam May 2014 #16

+1000000 SoapBox May 2014 #22

The House of Representatives and the Senate have both used Muslims as guest totodeinhere May 2014 #49

Funny Cryptoad May 2014 #17

Yep Jesus said better to pray in your closet than in public! VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #51

Yep, bunch of freaking hypocrites, literally... Agony May 2014 #53

People who want it have freedom of religion. The rest of us just want mpcamb May 2014 #18

"Atheists were welcome to give the opening prayer." mac56 May 2014 #21

In the spirit of this ruling indivisibleman May 2014 #24

That one is priceless. AAO May 2014 #62

An Arizona state legislator who is an atheist opened a session as follows: onenote May 2014 #65

This one is not too bad, although it's the Agnostic's Prayer not the athiests.. Fumesucker May 2014 #69

The only place this would make sense would be in a theocracy. indivisibleman May 2014 #23

I'm sure that someone will come up with a Satanist prayer to say at these meetings sakabatou May 2014 #25

I find it hard to reconcile that it is okay.... Swede Atlanta May 2014 #26

Mark Twain's War Prayer? St. Francis' Peace Prayer? factsarenotfair May 2014 #27

Message delivered by prayer to "Divine, Lord, Master"? Mondavi May 2014 #32

Government validates a sky god? Mondavi May 2014 #28

The ruling was supported by the practice of inviting representatives of all beliefs to lead the Marshall III May 2014 #34

Am I allowed to sit down with my arms crossed during the prayer then? Dawson Leery May 2014 #43

Absolutely. Marshall III May 2014 #46

Read the Majority opinion, they support your right NOT to participate. happyslug May 2014 #47

So then it's not "prayer"? What is it? Mondavi May 2014 #70

No one has said that this is not prayer. Marshall III May 2014 #72

"God damn it, we forgot the silent prayer!" malthaussen May 2014 #35

even in progressive California Niceguy1 May 2014 #37

Was this matter not settled in 1962? Dawson Leery May 2014 #38

No, in 1962 the issue was prays among people who COULD NOT walk out happyslug May 2014 #48

It was a different issue. former9thward May 2014 #73

Why don't they just overturn everything in the Constitution in one swoop instead LoisB May 2014 #41

You do have to wonder, though, if their prayers ever... SeattleVet May 2014 #44

Here is the actual opinion happyslug May 2014 #45

Well then I guess I'm going to have to show up to more town meetings with my drum and fringe Scootaloo May 2014 #52

That's what I'm talking about! 1000words May 2014 #56

K&R DeSwiss May 2014 #57

In his Prayer Breakfast speech, BHO said "religion is under attack," "spreading Christianity is a blkmusclmachine May 2014 #59

Using Christianity as a means of conquest is nothing new Mondavi May 2014 #71

Thanks for the link ... but its shame you misquoted it so thoroughly. JoePhilly May 2014 #75

Dear Lord, deliver us from these imbeciles. Amen nt Xipe Totec May 2014 #64