Federal Appeals Court Blows Whistle On Wisconsin Sheriff’s Religious Proselytism

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SOURCE: Americans United for Separation of Church and State
12/04/09

A federal appeals court made the right call today by striking down religious presentations given at mandatory meetings at the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s office, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. ran afoul of the law by inviting the Fellowship of the Christian Centurions, a group that seeks to evangelize law-enforcement officers in its religious doctrines, to give proselytizing talks at meetings that deputy sheriffs were required to attend.

Americans United Executive Director the Rev. Barry W. Lynn welcomed the decision, which he called “a strong reaffirmation of religious liberty.”

Said Lynn, “Sheriff Clarke is free to engage in whatever religious activities he wants in his personal time, but he has no right to use official channels to impose religion on his staff.”

LINK: http://www.au.org/media/press-releases/archives/2009/12/federal-appeals-court-blows.html

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Americans United is a religious liberty watchdog group based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1947, the organization educates Americans about the importance of church-state separation in safeguarding religious freedom.

Link to AU front page; lots of significant info there: http://www.au.org/

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[MNDemNY]

1. Religion should never get outside ones own body.

Unless you are taking a shit. Then, flush quickly.

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2. kick for the evening crew

because I think this organization's efforts are of great value.

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3. One last kick for the west coast evening crowd

we do exist out here... :D