Erik H. Wrote:
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> Sumotuwe Wrote:
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> > I wonder whether a transit funding agency, which
> a
> > governmental organization, giving free rides to
> > clergy (of any kind) would run afoul of the
> > separation of church and state?
>
> If they gave free rides to only certain clergy
> (i.e. Christians) yes it would be a violation of
> the First Amendment.
>
> If they gave free rides to all religious leaders,
> then it would not violate the law. However, they
> they would have to determine what is a religious
> leader - if I founded the "Church of Choo Choos"
> and was the "Head Engineer" would I be given free
> rides? (If you think that's crazy, a woman
> claimed she needed to wear a colander for her
> driver's license photo because of her religious
> beliefs...)
Yeah that was Asia Carrera Utah's drunken former porn star
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