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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsReligious Liberty on Winning Streak at Supreme Court
April 5, 2021 at 9:25 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
Adam Liptak: The Supreme Court has become far more likely to rule in favor of religious rights in recent years, according to a new study that considered 70 years of data.
The study, to be published in The Supreme Court Review, documented a 35-percentage-point increase in the rate of rulings in favor of religion in orally argued cases, culminating in an 81 percent success rate in the court led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
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Religious Liberty on Winning Streak at Supreme Court (Original Post)
DonViejo
Apr 2021
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religious liberty or promoting the agenda of making the US a christian theocracy.
Thomas Hurt
Apr 2021
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Wounded Bear
(58,634 posts)1. They say that like it's a good thing...
If by "religious liberty" they mean the kind of in your face Talibangelist bullshit coloring all laws in religiosity and false moralism, color me scared.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)2. religious liberty or promoting the agenda of making the US a christian theocracy.
dhol82
(9,352 posts)3. Unfortunate
Actually, more than unfortunate.
The Mouth
(3,148 posts)4. "Religious Liberty"
like "Right to life" is right wing verbiage; losing the argument before it ever starts.
How about "Bronze Age Bullshit Christofascism oppression".
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)5. Not religious liberty. Liberty to force your Christianity onto others.
Sibelius Fan
(24,395 posts)6. "Enlightenment ideals under serious attack at SCOTUS"
There, I fixed it.
Greybnk48
(10,167 posts)7. Oddly, just when most Americans don't belong to a Church or
identify as religious. Another case of minority rule.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/341963/church-membership-falls-below-majority-first-time.aspx
Karadeniz
(22,492 posts)8. Groan...
Bluesaph
(703 posts)9. We need a good Muslim lawsuit
Just to see how much they protect religions.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)10. Religious power. Freedom does not bother others with religion.