Federal Judge Prohibits Prayer at Texas Graduation Ceremony

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by Aramike

And I could believe that if the majority isn't actually imposing participation upon anyone, the majority should be allowed to engage in Constitutionally protected freedoms.

They're imposing participation by virtue of the fact that they're turning a portion of a secular civic ceremony into a religious event, making everyone present a participant. There's no part of the Constitution that provides for that "freedom", regardless of the how many people there want to pray or have no problem with prayer. You can't vote away people's rights, so your "99% want it" argument holds no water.

[August]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

They're imposing participation by virtue of the fact that they're turning a portion of a secular civic ceremony into a religious event, making everyone present a participant.

A persons mere presence at an event does not automatically make them a participant in all facets of it.

I'm sure the Government would just love if it did actually mean that. After all, no more having to prove a persons actual involvement in a crime! "If they were there then they are guilty".

A persons mere presence at an event does not automatically make them a participant in all facets of it.

Yet as all parts of an event are part of the event it means religion has no place in the event if it is a non religious event no matter how many people favour or object to its inclusion.