religiously-motivated political strife

[Paul Finkelman]

Jim:

I am surprised you cannot understand how executing people based on 
Biblical Law might be seen as "religious strife."   Similarly, the 
taking of farm animals to destory them because they were "contaminated" 
by Granger might lead to religious strife.  Yes, the Turkeys were not 
private property so that might not lead to religious strife, per se, but 
it does indicate the dangers of allowing religious law to regulate civil 
society. And that, is what the establishment clause is all about.

Paul Finkelman

JMHACLJ at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 8/3/2005 5:43:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
> paul-finkelman at utulsa.edu writes:
>
>     Plymouth Colony, imposing Biblical Law, hanged Thomas Granger for
>     beastiality after first killing all the animals he had had sex
>     with (they symbolically killed 3 wild  turkeys to atone for the
>     turkey he had sex with).  
>
> I guess I am just terribly uncertain how this evinces religious 
> strife.  Perhaps the turkeys co-religionists felt that they were 
> unfairly targeted?
>  
> Jim Henderson
> Senior Counsel
> ACLJ
>
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