Comments on: If The Government Recognizes One Religion, Must It Recognize All Religions ? http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/11/12/if-the-government-recognizes-one-religion-must-it-recognize-all-religions/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:04:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Akston http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/11/12/if-the-government-recognizes-one-religion-must-it-recognize-all-religions/#comment-61120 Akston Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:22:44 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=3184#comment-61120 Whether it's about limiting speech or about establishing a religion, it seems like a classic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons" rel="nofollow">Tragedy of the Commons</a>. Government owned lands are always ripe for it. Sounds like another argument to keep "public" lands to a minimum to me. Whether it’s about limiting speech or about establishing a religion, it seems like a classic Tragedy of the Commons. Government owned lands are always ripe for it.

Sounds like another argument to keep “public” lands to a minimum to me.

]]> By: Stephen Littau http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/11/12/if-the-government-recognizes-one-religion-must-it-recognize-all-religions/#comment-61117 Stephen Littau Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:26:07 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=3184#comment-61117 I am so glad this case has made it to SCOTUS. How can the theocrats argue against another religious group putting a religious monument on government property without undermining their own arguments for putting the ten commandments on government property? It’s going to be interesting to say the least! I am so glad this case has made it to SCOTUS. How can the theocrats argue against another religious group putting a religious monument on government property without undermining their own arguments for putting the ten commandments on government property? It’s going to be interesting to say the least!

]]> By: KipEsquire http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/11/12/if-the-government-recognizes-one-religion-must-it-recognize-all-religions/#comment-61116 KipEsquire Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:18:17 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=3184#comment-61116 This is actually not a freedom of religion case at all (much to the chagrin of both theocrats and wall-of-separation types); it is being argued strictly on "viewpoint-discriminatory government-sponsored speech in a public forum" grounds. A good primer here: http://www.au.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr001=unvk809g02.app7b&abbr=pr&page=NewsArticle&id=10137&security=1002&news_iv_ctrl=1241 This is actually not a freedom of religion case at all (much to the chagrin of both theocrats and wall-of-separation types); it is being argued strictly on “viewpoint-discriminatory government-sponsored speech in a public forum” grounds.

A good primer here:

http://www.au.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr001=unvk809g02.app7b&abbr=pr&page=NewsArticle&id=10137&security=1002&news_iv_ctrl=1241

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