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.

  • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I wouldn’t call TST a paper religion. I get why you say it, but the tenants and beliefs would still exist, and the people would likely similarly be drawn together, even if the government didn’t overstep the way they do. The fact that they exist outside the US (though admittedly to a lesser degree) should speak to that point.