• quirzle@kbin.social
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    Michael Cassidy, a former congressional and legislative candidate from Mississippi, was charged the next day with fourth-degree criminal mischief, a misdemeanor. He told the conservative website The Sentinel that “my conscience is held captive to the word of God, not to bureaucratic decree. And so I acted.”

    I feel like admitting your behavior is based entirely on your religion not written law should disqualify one from public positions where creating and following so-called “bureaucratic decrees” is kinda the whole point.

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    Imagine being such a snowflake you can’t handle seeing a paper mache Satan and you goto prison for it

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        Nope. The additional thoughtcrime charge raises the crime to a felony.

        “But quindraco, the first amendment guarantees freedom of thought and this should be a felony on its own merits regardless of the perp’s personal opinions!”

        You’re not wrong, but Iowa doesn’t seem to care.

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    It’s because they hide behind “freedom of religion” when what they mean is they want a Christian theocracy.