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Ray Bruns

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43. Then someone needs to bring a fat lawsuit against their asses.

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Supreme Court: Boston can't deny Christian flag if it flies other flags on City Hall flagpole [View all] Jose Garcia May 2022 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2022 #1

I'm all for different groups getting to raise a flag jimfields33 May 2022 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2022 #8

Seems reasonable. Now the Church of Satan needs to raise its flag. malthaussen May 2022 #2

Let's see what happens when they fly this flag. Ray Bruns May 2022 #9

LOL. It's perfect! The goat, the pentagram, & the rainbow. CrispyQ May 2022 #12

Thank you! niyad May 2022 #18

Very informative! nt reACTIONary May 2022 #47

That is awesome! N/t LiberatedUSA May 2022 #13

heads will explode Demovictory9 May 2022 #64

When this shit was tried in my town, the town limited it to the largest 3 religions, blocking such. TheBlackAdder May 2022 #30

Then someone needs to bring a fat lawsuit against their asses. Ray Bruns May 2022 #43

+10 nt reACTIONary May 2022 #48

Concur. TomSlick May 2022 #52

Absolutely Rebl2 May 2022 #62

Along with.. homegirl May 2022 #50

I see a Flying Spaghetti Monster flag Rural_Progressive May 2022 #70

That's what I was thinking, too. zanana1 May 2022 #75

The city will just end the program Jose Garcia May 2022 #58

I agree, and I'm Christian. shrike3 May 2022 #82

Even money says... Archae May 2022 #3

That was one of the arguments Boston used with the court. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2022 #6

Exactly.. mountain grammy May 2022 #24

Agree Totally RobinA May 2022 #33

How much do you want to bet that the MAGAts are going to push for getting a "Trump" flag up there smirkymonkey May 2022 #56

How many MAGAts could Boston possibly have? jmowreader May 2022 #71

They come down from NH and the western part of the state. smirkymonkey May 2022 #77

They are definitely in the minority, but they do exist there. nt. Mariana May 2022 #90

QAnon and the Oath Keepers have flags intheflow May 2022 #61

Scotus rso May 2022 #4

Well, time for the Satanic Temple to insist their flag goes up as well!!! Hugh_Lebowski May 2022 #7

Hate groups will claim religion bucolic_frolic May 2022 #10

I've always regarded the term "tolerance" in a negative light. msfiddlestix May 2022 #91

Ramen dweller May 2022 #11

Very nice! Cappelini and cab at 8. niyad May 2022 #21

Pastafari! Blues Heron May 2022 #28

Perfect!! zanana1 May 2022 #76

Rewrite or everyone that can pull a flag out of their ass needs to get in line. Scalded Nun May 2022 #14

At long last. JudyM May 2022 #15

Rahhhhhhhmen! niyad May 2022 #20

. JudyM May 2022 #67

So that separation of church & state thingy is pretty much a myth. nt yaesu May 2022 #16

As you appear to understand it... yes. nt FBaggins May 2022 #49

lol RaDaR63 May 2022 #55

Only as some people interpret it melm00se May 2022 #57

Nope. Ms. Toad May 2022 #79

Cue ISIS flag in 3-2-1 Warpy May 2022 #17

As a matter of curiosity, what, exactly, is a christian flag? Which denomination? niyad May 2022 #19

White ArizonaLib May 2022 #22

Apparently their history books are a bit different from others. niyad May 2022 #25

It's for Protestants, Catholics don't use it jmowreader May 2022 #78

Easy solution. Stop flying ANY flag with religious significance, Shouldn't be doing it anyway. Fla Dem May 2022 #23

doesn't sound like they were flying any religious flags. maxsolomon May 2022 #60

The solution is to prohibit the public from using the flag pole. Ms. Toad May 2022 #80

Correct decision... brooklynite May 2022 #26

Timing on this could be really important! bluestarone May 2022 #27

This is entirely consistant with past Supreme Court decisions on similar cases. n/t PoliticAverse May 2022 #29

I'm sure you're 100% correct. NOW bluestarone May 2022 #31

Basically what has happened is when someone shows up with some Satan themed.... PoliticAverse May 2022 #35

Interesting TY! bluestarone May 2022 #39

And here we go... PoliticAverse May 2022 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author PoliticAverse May 2022 #84

TY i saw this too. bluestarone May 2022 #85

Followup: Satanic Temple asks Boston to fly flag after court ruling PoliticAverse May 2022 #86

No dissents? WTF is wrong with them? Novara May 2022 #32

I think you are confused. It was a decision in favor of ALL OR NONE. n/t PoliticAverse May 2022 #36

I read it too fast. Novara May 2022 #42

ISIS isn't the same, as it's not a religion Polybius May 2022 #68

That's exactly what the Supreme Court ruled; all or none GregariousGroundhog May 2022 #37

No one dissented from noted conservative Stephan Breyer's written opinion of this case Jose Garcia May 2022 #38

ALL OR NONE. sarisataka May 2022 #41

How Is Flying RobinA May 2022 #34

No one claimed it wasn't speech. onenote May 2022 #59

If The Government RobinA May 2022 #63

Unanimous decision, sarisataka May 2022 #40

Sounds like a minefield of subjective decisions here. Novara May 2022 #44

It was completely subjective which is why the Appellate Court sarisataka May 2022 #46

Right, the subjectivity is an issue, BUT Novara May 2022 #51

If atheists have a flag, fly it sarisataka May 2022 #54

Well, The LGTBQ Flag RobinA May 2022 #65

"We conclude that Boston's flag-raising program does not express government speech," SouthernDem4ever May 2022 #45

If the government has a stage set up in a park... reACTIONary May 2022 #53

+1 onenote May 2022 #73

Exactly. n/t Ms. Toad May 2022 #81

The Supreme Court is wrong. J_William_Ryan May 2022 #66

Do you disagree with the concept of a public forum? onenote May 2022 #72

Amazing decision Polybius May 2022 #69

I don't have a problem with them raising a Christian flag... SKKY May 2022 #74

This is basic First Amendment 101 stuff Mysterian May 2022 #87

Or imbeciles for City Councilmen and Mayor Jose Garcia May 2022 #89

i love 9-0 decisions catsudon May 2022 #88