Iowa Satanic Temple display not protected by First Amendment, Catholic legal expert says
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A legal analyst for EWTN said the display installed at the request of a prominent atheist group is not religious expression but rather about making a mockery of religion.

By Peter Pinedo

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 14, 2023 / 18:15 pm

The Satanic Temple display in the Iowa state capitol building is not protected by the First Amendment, a Catholic legal expert told CNA.

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, a legal analyst for EWTN, told CNA that the display installed at the request of a prominent atheist group is not religious expression but rather about making a mockery of religion.

  • carl_dungeon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    11 months ago

    Right but so what? That cancel out free speech? And besides, what is religion- it only counts if it’s totally fucking insane and you believe it anyway?