There Is No Constitutional Right to Satanism

[Midnight FM]

There is No Constitutional Right to Satanism

Conservatives have been so shaped by libertarian arguments that they wonder whether Satanism is protected by the Constitution.

www.theamericanconservative.com

Despite people arguing that Satanism is protected by the 1st Amendment. One can actually argue that there is no Constitutional right to Satanism:

There is very little case law on the specific issue of whether Satanism is a protected religion, and what we do have is a bit jumbled. An illustrative case from the mid-1990s from the federal court in the Northern District of Ohio, while not binding precedent, is an excellent summary of how confused American constitutional law has become regarding religion.

 

[Crepitus]

There is No Constitutional Right to Satanism

Conservatives have been so shaped by libertarian arguments that they wonder whether Satanism is protected by the Constitution.

www.theamericanconservative.com

Despite people arguing that Satanism is protected by the 1st Amendment, one can actually argue that there is no Constitutional right to Satanism:

There is very little case law on the specific issue of whether Satanism is a protected religion, and what we do have is a bit jumbled. An illustrative case from the mid-1990s from the federal court in the Northern District of Ohio, while not binding precedent, is an excellent summary of how confused American constitutional law has become regarding religion.

Of course there is. It's a religion ain't it?

So is Asatru and Jediism.

If you get to have your imaginary sky daddy so does everybody else.

Deal with it.

 

[Midnight FM]

Of course there is. It's a religion ain't it?

So is Asatru and Jediism.

If you get to have your imaginary sky daddy so does everybody else.

Deal with it.

Nope, we can discriminate against Satanism while allowing legitimate religions like Christianity.

 

[scruffy]

Nope, we can discriminate against Satanism while allowing legitimate religions like Christianity.

No you can't.

 

[Midnight FM]

No you can't.

The article disagrees with you:

There was an uproar last week when a school district in my neck of the woods approved an “after school Satan club.” After proper chaos ensued, the school district did the right thing and reconsidered, deciding they should not approve a club for children sponsored by the Satanic Temple after all.

 

[Winston]

There is No Constitutional Right to Satanism

Conservatives have been so shaped by libertarian arguments that they wonder whether Satanism is protected by the Constitution.

www.theamericanconservative.com

Despite people arguing that Satanism is protected by the 1st Amendment, one can actually argue that there is no Constitutional right to Satanism:

There is very little case law on the specific issue of whether Satanism is a protected religion, and what we do have is a bit jumbled. An illustrative case from the mid-1990s from the federal court in the Northern District of Ohio, while not binding precedent, is an excellent summary of how confused American constitutional law has become regarding religion.

Here is your problem. From your link,

The Supreme Court suggested that, when determining whether a non-traditional religion has First Amendment protection, we should ask whether “the claimed belief occup[ies] the same place in the life of the objector as an orthodox belief in God holds in the life of one clearly qualified for exemption.”

What does a belief in God have to do with it. I mean first, let's get something clear. The founders, almost to the person, were not religious. They were deists. They believed in God, a God that set it and forgot it. The first Constitutional Convention had one member of the cloth. The second, not a one. Jefferson famously reinterpreted the bible, removed all the "red letters". He studied the Koran.

I am constantly amazed at conservatives. They have no concept of the long term. The SCOTUS ruled that it is OK for a football coach to gather his team together after a game, in the middle of the field, and pray to God. Fine, then it is also OK for another football coach, in the middle of the field, after a game, to behead a chicken and praise Satan. And hear me, it will come.

 

[Crepitus]

Nope, we can discriminate against Satanism while allowing legitimate religions like Christianity.

Satanism is technically a christian religion.

Can't have one without the other, right?

 

[scruffy]

The article disagrees with you:

There was an uproar last week when a school district in my neck of the woods approved an “after school Satan club.” After proper chaos ensued, the school district did the right thing and reconsidered, deciding they should not approve a club for children sponsored by the Satanic Temple after all.

This issue has already been decided by the courts.

 

[Muhammed]

There is No Constitutional Right to Satanism

Conservatives have been so shaped by libertarian arguments that they wonder whether Satanism is protected by the Constitution.

www.theamericanconservative.com

Despite people arguing that Satanism is protected by the 1st Amendment, one can actually argue that there is no Constitutional right to Satanism:

There is very little case law on the specific issue of whether Satanism is a protected religion, and what we do have is a bit jumbled. An illustrative case from the mid-1990s from the federal court in the Northern District of Ohio, while not binding precedent, is an excellent summary of how confused American constitutional law has become regarding religion.

It is not the purview of the government to decide what is or is not a religion. It's none of their ******* business.

 

[Midnight FM]

It is not the purview of the government to decide what is or is not a religion. It's none of their ******* business.

Sure it is.

If a Muslim tries to fly a plane into a building, they'll be arrested for it. They can't claim it's their "1st Amendment right" to fly planes into buildings.

 

[The Duke]

Of course there is. It's a religion ain't it?

So is Asatru and Jediism.

If you get to have your imaginary sky daddy so does everybody else.

Deal with it.

No. No, retarded commie Satanist ******.
The Founding Fathers had in mind only different denominations of the Christian religion when all the things were written.
Religion means of God. Not Allah, and not Beelzebub, *****!

 

[JGalt]

No you can't.

Only if their group has not been recognized as a religious organizations by the Internal Revenue Service. This recognition grants them tax-exempt status similar to other churches and religious institutions. If the group doesn't have tax-exempt status, I suppose you could get away with discriminating against them.

But don't take my advice, I'm just a broken clock that's only right once every 24 hours.

 

[Midnight FM]

What does a belief in God have to do with it. I mean first, let's get something clear. The founders, almost to the person, were not religious. They were deists. They believed in God, a God that set it and forgot it. The first Constitutional Convention had one member of the cloth. The second, not a one. Jefferson famously reinterpreted the bible, removed all the "red letters". He studied the Koran.

Doesn't matter what the Founders believed. They were merely men of their time.

I'm tempted to argue that deism is outdated, mechanistic nonsense.

Fine, then it is also OK for another football coach, in the middle of the field, after a game, to behead a chicken and praise Satan. And hear me, it will come.

Nope. What we should do is let someone try that, and file a lawsuit claiming religious discrimination.

And with the current conservative Supreme Court, they will probably rule against the lawsuit.

Then we'll have some legal precedent showing that Satanism is not a legitimate religion. Sounds like a win-win to me.

 

[scruffy]

Sure it is.

If a Muslim tries to fly a plane into a building, they'll be arrested for it. They can't claim it's their "1st Amendment right" to fly planes into buildings.

An after school club is not terrorism.

Hopefully.

 

[Votto]

Of course there is. It's a religion ain't it?

So is Asatru and Jediism.

If you get to have your imaginary sky daddy so does everybody else.

Deal with it.

Is it? They don't believe in a God or satan, or so they say.

How then is it a religion?

 

[The Duke]

It is not the purview of the government to decide what is or is not a religion. It's none of their ******* business.

It is in America.

 

[Midnight FM]

No. No, retarded commie Satanist ******.
The Founding Fathers had in mind only different denominations of the Christian religion when all the things were written.
Religion means of God. Not Allah, and not Beelzebub, *****!

Doesn't matter. The founders didn't have in mind slaves when they drafted the Bill of Rights. Or AR-15s when they drafted the 2nd Amendment.

I'd be fine with Allah, but not Satan, personally.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Doesn't matter. The founders didn't have in mind slaves when they drafted the Bill of Rights. Or AR-15s when they drafted the 2nd Amendment.

I'd be fine with Allah, but not Satan, personally.

Same thing.

 

[Midnight FM]

Same thing.

Nope, not at all.

From what I know, Islam meets the criteria of a legitimate religion. Satanism does not.

 

[Darkwind]

Of course there is. It's a religion ain't it?

So is Asatru and Jediism.

If you get to have your imaginary sky daddy so does everybody else.

Deal with it.

Shut the hell up. The planet will crack open if we agree with each other.

Think about the dolphins!