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[–]YoMamma[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, it's allowed. I am not making "1st Amendment insinuations against anything." I note the first Amendment because it separates church and state, for gery good reason (as anyone in the 18th century knew, religious wars destroyed much of Europe, and thus it was important to have laws that excluded religious extremism, some of which had been popular in the US). Congresspeople often argue about gods and prayer &c, and in this case a group was allowed to speak in tongues in the Arizona capitol. I am not arguing that this is not allowed. I could argue that it's an ethics violation in some state capitols to abuse the chamber like this, but it's certainly not illegal at the federal level. It's a way of disrespecting the US Constitution, and the US, by promoting a theocracy where there is a specific, important constitutional law against it. The US has thrived as a secular country, by contrast with theocratic leadership elsewhwre. Republicans who want religious extremism in the US should be shot.