It’s not bullshit if the court is religious. Especially if they frame it as wanting to see the eclipse to better appreciate the Jesus.
Comment on New York inmates are suing to watch the solar eclipse after state orders prisons locked down
Minotaur@lemm.ee 1 month ago
The religious lawsuit is kind of bullshit, in my opinion - but they’re right to take action over what is essentially overt, purposeless cruelty to deprive people the ability to look outside simply in order to punish them for acts they’re already being punished for.
Coasting0942@reddthat.com 1 month ago
Entropywins@kbin.social 1 month ago
Moon Jesus is the best jesus...
Coasting0942@reddthat.com 1 month ago
Moon Jesus is the best the Jesus…
prole@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Would it be bullshit if this were about Christian inmates being denied the ability to receive communion? Or if they were forcing Muslim or Jewish inmates to break halal and kosher respectively by making them eat certain things?
Remind me what the First Amendment is about again?
Also, quick google search found this SCOTUS case from 2005 that seems pretty cut and dry regarding this type of thing: www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8047388
Minotaur@lemm.ee 1 month ago
… yeah man I don’t think it’s an unfair assessment to say that at least the 10 guys all of different religions getting together and saying they all have a vaguely stated religious need to see the solar eclipse aren’t at least kind of bullshitting.
They’re still right to do it. But no dude, these are not a group of guys who legitimately feel watching the solar eclipse is vital to their religion lol. They’re a group of guys trying to scrap a bit of freedom and dignity in an oppressive environment.
prole@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
The human experience is vast, and it’s presumptuous, naive, and arrogant to pretend to know the full extent of what other people believe.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 month ago
[deleted]prole@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Christian’s are actually respecting that there’s legal protections to nature worship, much less non indigenous nature worship
Yeah highly doubt that…
Keep in mind, that article is about events that occurred in 2005. To say a lot has changed since then would be a colossal understatement. Especially when we’re talking about the attitudes of the average Republican then vs. now.
el_doso@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I more think it’s the optimal legal strategy to frame it this way, even though probably most of the plaintiffs aren’t necessarily thinking about it from a religious angle.