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kkmarie

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6. The church used the First Amendment

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 07:00 AM

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The church used the first amendment to get the IRS ruling that not being able to endorse candidates or speak politics is against their First Amendment rights.

Then the church used it again to fight against the law that made it mandatory to report child abuse etc. And the court sided with the church.

This is just sickening.

On the bright side Pope Leo IS the catholic church. I'm 💯 certain Pope Leo won't be supporting any magas.

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