SomeDam Poet writes about the Supreme Court decision requiring the state of Missouri to pay for the resurfacing of the playground of the Trinity Lutheran Church:
At first, SDP was puzzled by the decision and asked,
“Is playing on the playground part of the Lutheran religion?
“Is that why refusing the Lutheran school public money for the playground resurfacing constitutes abridgement of free exercise of their religion?”
Today, SDP had figured it out and wrote:
“After sleeping on it, I think I now understand the logic in the Court’s decision.
“The playground is a place for children to exercise “religiously” (on a daily basis), right?
“And if the religious school did not get the money from the state — if they had to pay – to resurface the playground, then that exercise would not be free.
“So, by denying the church school the grant money, the state is abridging free exercise and thereby violating the Free Exercise clause in the Constitution.
“QED.
“PS I also exercise religiously (at Planet Fitness) and as it stands now, I have to pay for that. I am not a lawyer, but given the recent ruling, I believe this may also be unConstutional. It certainly is not good for my constitution to not exercise.”
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If the church wants taxpayers to pay for their playground, which has nothing to do with their religious practices, (SDPs clever reasoning aside) then perhaps the church should pay some taxes?
Poet,
It’s heartening to hear you’re staying in shape. The body is a temple, after all. Free exercise is usually good for the constitution. Religious exercise can be dangerous, though. Careful not to overdo it! Don’t be too extreme. There’s a science to it. Consult your doctor. Religious exercise cannot be beneficial when ignoring science. The temple needs the brain as the mind needs the temple. And since every temple is tax exempt, when vouchers come to pass and my taxes are used to fund religious school playgrounds and ‘other’ facilities, I am free speechifying my body temple to be a tax exempt facility of the Temple of Transcendentalism, hiking like Thoreau into the woods and refusing to pay taxes from that day forward! You’re right, everything makes sense when you know how to use reform language.
Take it from this Show Me Stater. There is no logic in that decision! Idiology* yes, logic no!
*Idiology (n.) 1. Ideology based on errors and falsehoods, see any deistic religion. 2. Ideology of idiots.
Following this logic the government will go bankrupt funding every playground in every religious school or play area.
SomeDamPoet got it right.
Those who wrote our Constitution must be having a fit up in Heaven.
So maybe 24 Hour Fitness should get a grant for free gym membership for all.
Joan,
It is playgrounds today, all capital costs tomorrow. Then pay teachers of non-religious subjects. Where does it end?
Gets CRAZIER.