This is a court case about religious displays on public property. It occurs in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. The court ruled that the nativity scene that was on display did in fact violate the first amendment, but voted that the menorah did not violate it. To me this seems ridiculous. If one religious symbol can violate the amendment, then any other religious symbol should violate it as well. I say it's either keep both up, or take both down. The court said to keep the nativity scene would show an endorsement for Catholicism, but only taking it down and not taking down the menorah sends the exact opposite message. If they made an equal decision, I believe things would have been a lot more equal.
"Allegheny County v. Greater Pittsburgh ACLU (1989)." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 8 Feb. 2010.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Allegheny County v. Greater Pittsburgh ACLU
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I have absolutley no sense of the subject when reading this article. Why did the nativity scene break the first amendment? explain. The article has no flow and truly makes no sense. Explain why the message is conflicting instead of just stating it. Stating facts does not help with understanding them. Please go into more depth, for your sake.
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