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    3 days ago

    Shefali Aurora, ACLU of Iowa staff attorney, said Monday that “state officials have made it clear that they denied The Satanic Temple permission to hold events in the Capitol rotunda because they disagreed with their religious viewpoint. It is a foundational principle that the government cannot restrict speech in this way, favor one religion over another, or discriminate against religious groups because they don’t agree with them …

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      2 days ago

      thats fine, the politicians can either allow the display or they can lose in court for denying it and pay a huge fine to fund the temple. Winning a giant monetary award in court is an even bigger win than the display in the capital building.