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.

  • njm1314@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I’m glad to know they have such a reasoned response to this. Because surely the Catholic church is to decide what counts as religious expression and what’s not. Not like they have a history of you know murdering people whose religious expression disagreed with theirs.