EOC Week 6

In the northern area of the state of New York in a small town called Greece, the Supreme Court thinks the town that starts the sessions during the town’s board with prayers has been going over constitution boundaries. Supreme Court has looked back at the history of religion recognition and the court’s own traditions. The justices find this a difficult problem and also finding an absolute decision that won’t be satisfying for others. Even in the beginning of the session for the Supreme Court hearings, they say if it was a good idea to start with a prayer even though it is tradition that they start with one before the court session begins.

Two women, one is a Jew and the other is an atheist, challenge the policy of the town and say that officials from the Jew’s perspective, ignore the requests to change up the practice or try to make it more inclusive. The quote from the woman’s perspective “It is very divisive when you bring up the government with religion. I don’t believe in God but to hear these ministers talk about Jesus and some who questions her motives personally, it is not right.”

Keep your Theocracy off my Democracy is another quote from the court hearings saying that religion should never ever be involved in the government. For me, since I’m very religious after reading on the session. The town never had a policy for the prayers. Honestly for me, I don’t really care what goes on. If the situation was forced upon to do the prayers, then it would make sense because I don’t want to leave my house for a couple of minutes and so something that involves me praying for a few minutes and ending the session there. Religion shouldn’t cross to those boundaries at all.