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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
Not quite true, at least not here. The protected right includes all "non-owned" properties. While you can't do it in a so-called "public" property, such as inside a federal or state government like a courthouse, outside on a street corner anyone can preach pretty much anything they like. If someone wants to stand on the sidewalk in front of the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City and preach against the Mormon Church, they are free to do so. Impromptu anti-government rallies take place on the grounds of the Salt Lake City government building and the Utah State Capitol from time to time, and nothing is done to stop them.
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Now here is an excellent example.
For many years, groups of humanists, atheists, and even those of other Christian sects believing Mormonism to be a fraud, have arrayed themselves in protest at SLCs Temple Square, in deference to both the freedoms of, and from, religion. [ Thomas' Paine and Jefferson, were they living men, would see no ironies in such displays ]. When I was at The U of U, I both enjoyed the practice of the Tabernacle Choir lifting its voices to the heavens singing their praises of God as well as the discussions from the non-believers out on State St bars serving 3.2 beer with neither side, threatening the other. The agreements to disagree were more prevalent.
This is the realization of the Founders ideals. In like way, we can USE the swastika as a purely historical device, without for one moment, embracing that which it stood for. Indeed, speaking of just the Mormons, was their own series ''Saints At War'' which was a documentary compilation of LDS members who served as decorated combat soldiers and sailors in the ETO/PTO. It is my belief, [ my own father was a B-17 pilot in the 8th ], that we can well know the difference between ''use'' and ''promotion''.
SUBSIM is about the former.... Not the latter...
