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Offline Lighthouse

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« on: May 29, 2016, 10:33:42 PM »
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    • This is one of the most frightening news stories I've ever read. From the Cincinnati Enquirer this morning:

    So much for martyrdom

    If you don't have time, here's the short version.

    Young N.O. Catholic has a little too much to drink.  Runs into a Baptist sidewalk preacher on the way home. A scuffle ensues and our young man is caught smacking one of his attackers, and is arrested. The judge on the case, who, along with the sidewalk preacher is also an African American Protestant, starts using a lot of scare tactics. The judge is willing to accept attendance at the preacher's weekly service for the next 12 weeks as a punishment for the defendant.  

    This is all so wrong.  I'm sure a good defense attorney could have gotten the kid off with a fine.  Who is going to defend him against a charge of apostasy?
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    Offline MrsArrington

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    « Reply #1 on: May 30, 2016, 05:15:49 AM »
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    • That's wrong in every conceivable sense. I can't even...

    Sure he may be in the wrong for the scuffle (guess the judge is in a better position to know, we hope). Is it even legal in the US (or anywhere else) to compel anyone to attend a religious service? Seems to me the most he could do in that line would be to say: 'a nice show of contrition might be to go to a few of this preacher's meetings - but pay this fine' (or whatever).

    Even leaving aside the implicit apostasy of the Catholic man (we can't assume that 12 weeks later he will be an out-and-out Baptist, after all - and I imagine particularly in the eyes of the N.O., submitting to this kind of secular imposition would be something to be tolerated?) - it would be just as wrong (legally anyway) surely if the judgement had gone the other way and the protestant had to go to Mass for 3 months. (Not that that would be a punishment, but you get my drift). I despair.
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    Offline JezusDeKoning

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    « Reply #2 on: May 30, 2016, 07:06:26 AM »
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    • Quote from: MrsArrington
    That's wrong in every conceivable sense. I can't even...

    Sure he may be in the wrong for the scuffle (guess the judge is in a better position to know, we hope). Is it even legal in the US (or anywhere else) to compel anyone to attend a religious service? Seems to me the most he could do in that line would be to say: 'a nice show of contrition might be to go to a few of this preacher's meetings - but pay this fine' (or whatever).

    Even leaving aside the implicit apostasy of the Catholic man (we can't assume that 12 weeks later he will be an out-and-out Baptist, after all - and I imagine particularly in the eyes of the N.O., submitting to this kind of secular imposition would be something to be tolerated?) - it would be just as wrong (legally anyway) surely if the judgement had gone the other way and the protestant had to go to Mass for 3 months. (Not that that would be a punishment, but you get my drift). I despair.


    Yeah it's q very weird etory. I imagine they can do this because it's a relatively minor case. He hit him and it was just a misdemeanor. Had it been fatal and this happened, it wouldn't be an option.
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