OA Bonus 2: "The Supreme Court Ruled That Atheism Is A Religion!" (No. No They Did Not.) (Patreon)
Published:
2016-09-17 22:31:41
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2016-09-17 23:04:39
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2022-10
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There's a very weird argument circulating in right-wing circles this week that the Supreme Court has "held" that atheism is a religion. That's just not so. Thomas and I talk about that claim briefly on an upcoming episode of Jake Farr-Wharton's Imaginary Friends Show podcast, and I thought I would do another "deep dive" episode into the only two cases I can find that the right is apparently quote-mining for this rather crazy argument.
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- Torcaso v. Watkins, 367 U.S. 488 (1961).
- Kaufman v. McCaughtry, 367 U.S. 488 (1961)
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