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COLGATE4

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42. You're right, and that's the difference here.

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 12:39 PM

Jul 2012

Recognition of things by Legislatures are so many and so varied that they are essentially meaningless, ranging from declaring the Hummingbird to the the official state bird to recognizing National Talk like a Pirate Day, to choose two hypothetical examples. It doesn't get any more secular than something that is 'politics as usual', 'let's recognize something that pleases a key group of our constituents', much less having its primary purpose be religious. Neither does it involve the State (much less entangle it) in religion, so on its face it doesn't violate Lemon and the First Amendment.

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Pennsylvania Senate resolution recognizes period of Jewish High Holy Days [View all] rug Jul 2012 OP

Lemon Test trotsky Jul 2012 #1

Somebody better tell Obama before Passover. rug Jul 2012 #2

Oh, was that a legislative action? n/t trotsky Jul 2012 #3

It was governmental action. rug Jul 2012 #4

Oh, please do. trotsky Jul 2012 #8

It helps if you understand what constitutes a state and what constitues an action. rug Jul 2012 #9

Clearly you don't understand either. n/t trotsky Jul 2012 #10

The less sensitive the skin, the stronger the eyesight. rug Jul 2012 #12

Did you make that up all by yourself? trotsky Jul 2012 #15

. rug Jul 2012 #22

Thanks for your trademark Christian behavior, rug. trotsky Jul 2012 #24

You're welcome. rug Jul 2012 #25

I disagree COLGATE4 Jul 2012 #6

"It's purely secular." trotsky Jul 2012 #7

It's still secular - just that it would ignite COLGATE4 Jul 2012 #18

"secular" - You keep using that word. trotsky Jul 2012 #19

I'm a practicing attorney with a good COLGATE4 Jul 2012 #20

And I'm the President! trotsky Jul 2012 #21

Would you like me to p-mail you my COLGATE4 Jul 2012 #28

Absolutely! trotsky Jul 2012 #31

I can't locate instructions as to how to do this COLGATE4 Jul 2012 #33

Just click the little envelope icon next to my name. trotsky Jul 2012 #37

But to answer your question COLGATE4 Jul 2012 #29

Totally. trotsky Jul 2012 #32

I should have taken the advice of an COLGATE4 Jul 2012 #34

That's pretty condescending for someone who only gave a Black's Law definition. Goblinmonger Jul 2012 #35

Then please give me the benefit of your legal analysis COLGATE4 Jul 2012 #40

You have misstated the first prong of the Lemon test. trotsky Jul 2012 #44

Merely restating the three prongs of the Lemon COLGATE4 Jul 2012 #47

Ah, the truth comes out! trotsky Jul 2012 #48

Now you're just being silly. COLGATE4 Jul 2012 #49

Way to completely avoid my argument about definitions. Goblinmonger Jul 2012 #45

??? COLGATE4 Jul 2012 #46

Classy response! Thanks so much! trotsky Jul 2012 #36

Yeah, the "you just don't get it" response Goblinmonger Jul 2012 #38

Being able to do something is not COLGATE4 Jul 2012 #41

I understand. trotsky Jul 2012 #43

Why does the government need to "recognize" any religion at all? cleanhippie Jul 2012 #5

Thankfully rug is on the spot to defend this. trotsky Jul 2012 #11

Where is that? rug Jul 2012 #13

If you don't say all religion is shit Leontius Jul 2012 #14

Yeah, that's exactly it. n/t trotsky Jul 2012 #17

It's plenty obvious. n/t trotsky Jul 2012 #16

Something is plenty obvious. rug Jul 2012 #23

I beg to differ - mr blur Jul 2012 #30

There is a difference between recognizing the existence or a religious minority's holiday... Ian David Jul 2012 #26

That's precisely the point. rug Jul 2012 #27

These kinds of "recognition" resolutions are routine and pretty meaningless, imo. OTOH, cbayer Jul 2012 #39

You're right, and that's the difference here. COLGATE4 Jul 2012 #42