Re: Free Speech & Religious Speech
Jonathan raises a good point about the "bong hits" case, but it seems to me an over-reach to see the kid's banner as "religious" speech, just because it happened to contain the word "Jesus." Indeed, the school's complaint was that the banner could be read to endorse drug use -- not that it promoted a sectarian message -- and as such, the Court ruled that the school had a legitimate reason to censor.
That said, it's amusing that the justices who lined up in support of "Bong Hits for Jesus" probably would have ruled against the kid in a Potomac heartbeat had his banner had simply read, "John 3:16."
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