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JonLP24

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23. Have you heard of Freedom From Religion?

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #11)

Fri Oct 4, 2019, 03:17 PM

Oct 2019

They are in favor of seperation of church and state. They do this kind of thing all the time.

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Atheist group says Texas judge 'crossed the line' when she handed a Bible to Amber Guyger [View all] sarisataka Oct 2019 OP

What? jberryhill Oct 2019 #1

Said it better than me exboyfil Oct 2019 #3

Judges are human too. As long as they adjudicate in a completely professional and judicious manner hlthe2b Oct 2019 #8

So, you are down with cops giving out gospel tracts.... jberryhill Oct 2019 #13

Promotion of religious beliefs by a state employee, Ms. Toad Oct 2019 #35

Judges have no business getting off the bench and approaching either party LiberalFighter Oct 2019 #45

It's an inherently coercive situation. Crunchy Frog Oct 2019 #48

She'd already been sentenced, so no. hlthe2b Oct 2019 #50

Aside from anything else, sentencing is not the end of a criminal trial. Ms. Toad Oct 2019 #77

I actually d_r Oct 2019 #65

I was asking about other religious tracts sarisataka Oct 2019 #11

If it was a non-Christian religion jberryhill Oct 2019 #17

Have you heard of Freedom From Religion? JonLP24 Oct 2019 #23

I have heard of them, it is not their actions I questioned sarisataka Oct 2019 #29

Christians are the majority so they aren't being discriminated against in the US JonLP24 Oct 2019 #31

+1 Docreed2003 Oct 2019 #28

THANK YOU!! nt tblue37 Oct 2019 #39

Hugging her and giving her a Bible while in Court exboyfil Oct 2019 #2

And the victim's brother hugged the defendant. What a LuckyLib Oct 2019 #32

I don't have nearly as much an issue with that exboyfil Oct 2019 #33

There seem to be judges who relish high profile cases RhodeIslandOne Oct 2019 #74

What the victim's brother did was fine. Loki Liesmith Oct 2019 #78

The was nothing coerced about it--not part of sentencing or any requirement expectation so hlthe2b Oct 2019 #4

"a personal interjection of the judge's faith" jberryhill Oct 2019 #6

None of these happened. No strawman arguments for me today, jberryhill. Take it elsewhere. hlthe2b Oct 2019 #12

It's the principle jberryhill Oct 2019 #15

Not with me. I don't buy into changing to strawman arguments as a tactic. It is dishonest BYE hlthe2b Oct 2019 #18

In other words... jberryhill Oct 2019 #19

NO "in other words" Strawman substitution arguments are dishonest. Again, I have no desire hlthe2b Oct 2019 #21

You said "none of these happened" jberryhill Oct 2019 #22

. . . hatrack Oct 2019 #42

The op you replied to ends with a straw man question FreeState Oct 2019 #67

I can't imagine ever being on trial for murder, but as an atheist, I would be incredibly tblue37 Oct 2019 #41

because hlthe2b Oct 2019 #44

It seems to me there have been cases over the years where a police officer had done just that. A HERETIC I AM Oct 2019 #20

I took every example from actual cases jberryhill Oct 2019 #25

This doesn't really mean much to me one way or the other. The trial was over, the sentence had been Arkansas Granny Oct 2019 #5

So, when you get a traffic ticket, and the cop hands you one of these.... jberryhill Oct 2019 #9

If she was in the courtroom and wearing her robes she was "on the clock". meadowlander Oct 2019 #53

The complaint is valid regardless. Caliman73 Oct 2019 #7

The atheist group is correct. Goodheart Oct 2019 #10

Yes indeed. Owl Oct 2019 #38

Freedom from Religion probably would JonLP24 Oct 2019 #14

I saw that on twitter Beringia Oct 2019 #16

if the judge was on the clock sounds like grounds for a mistrial nt msongs Oct 2019 #24

I'm an atheist of 50+ years, and I don't mind if she gave her a Bible. MineralMan Oct 2019 #26

For me, it is not so much the specifics of a bible.. luvs2sing Oct 2019 #30

It boggles my mind. luvs2sing Oct 2019 #27

Without knowing the details of what was disclosed in court ecstatic Oct 2019 #34

Seperation of church and state is very important to Freedom From Religion JonLP24 Oct 2019 #36

Their name is stupid. pintobean Oct 2019 #40

Not the first time I heard that JonLP24 Oct 2019 #43

They seem to go overboard, to me. pintobean Oct 2019 #49

So do I JonLP24 Oct 2019 #52

That's an odd understanding of the First Amendment jberryhill Oct 2019 #59

From what I understand pintobean Oct 2019 #69

So are you saying the 1st Amendment does not apply to those... GReedDiamond Oct 2019 #62

Atheists are so intolerant - always killing non-atheists jberryhill Oct 2019 #72

Yeah, but you forgot about the disemboweling... GReedDiamond Oct 2019 #73

I don't have a problem with the Judge giving the convicted woman a Bible. Captain Stern Oct 2019 #37

Let me put it this way. Ms. Toad Oct 2019 #57

That's pretty much what I said...just with more words. I agree. n/t Captain Stern Oct 2019 #79

You're making the distinction based on timing Ms. Toad Oct 2019 #80

Yet again, I agree n/t Captain Stern Oct 2019 #82

You would think a judge would know better? yortsed snacilbuper Oct 2019 #46

agreed Skittles Oct 2019 #64

I think it was very unprofessional and inappropriate. Crunchy Frog Oct 2019 #47

Tammy Kemp is a good Dallas Democrat Horse with no Name Oct 2019 #51

Neither her party, nor anything else, makes it any less a violation of the first amendment Ms. Toad Oct 2019 #58

Well by all means, let's work to remove her from the bench Horse with no Name Oct 2019 #61

Did I suggest working to remove her from the bench? Ms. Toad Oct 2019 #68

It's good that we have courts to extend Christian grace jberryhill Oct 2019 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Oct 2019 #54

The judge and Botham's brother certainly interrupted activist agendas. Sneederbunk Oct 2019 #55

I don't support this judge's actions at all. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2019 #56

And then Atheists wonder why they are hated. MicaelS Oct 2019 #63

I don't wonder why Christians hate other people so passionately jberryhill Oct 2019 #70

Might I ask where you got your "every other president?" DFW Oct 2019 #81

I should have said most, so point taken. MicaelS Oct 2019 #84

Strangest ending of a Court Session I've ever seen. Alea Oct 2019 #66

Everyone here has the right to reject a Bible from this judge if she were to offer one. Kaleva Oct 2019 #71

this is a tough one for me Kali Oct 2019 #75

Nobody in any profession should do this. nt UniteFightBack Oct 2019 #76

What is the legal remedy here? fescuerescue Oct 2019 #83

I'm not an Atheist and I think she crossed the line. Autumn Oct 2019 #85